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Education Department holds private meeting of outside experts to consider how student aid might be changed if starting from scratch.
Academic Oscar Predictions
Our panel of scholarly experts offers insights into the competition -- and lessons for students from this year's contenders.
When Is Student Learning 'Good Enough'?
Almost from the beginning of its work, the Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education made it...
A Defense of Standardized Tests
Analysis finds that they predict success in graduate and professional schools better than do college grades.
New Help for the Middle Class
Stanford and many other top colleges are changing how they weigh home equity in determining a family's ability to pay.
Room to Pray at the Game
A Muslim student group at Northwestern wants space set aside at sporting events; athletics department decides on a compromise.
Best Practices in Undergrad Research
New book offers examples of successful research initiatives at colleges across the country.