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Whale Snot and Mixing of Oil and Water Bring Ig Nobel Honors
Researchers who used a remote control helicopter to collect samples of whale snot and demonstrated that, "on icy footpaths in...
Senate Scrutiny, Round 3
Partisan divide in for-profit debate intensifies as Tom Harkin's committee examines student outcomes and profit margins.
A Call for Open Textbooks
Lobbying for cheaper books, a student activist group throws its weight behind an open-source model.
Deadly Warning
Rutgers student's suicide after alleged gay taunting shows that, despite a growth in resources, some students don't get help and there's still plentiful debate about how to help them.
The Graduation Limitation
Association's report documents flaws in sources of data on college degree completion -- without proposing any solutions, critics say.
'Conscientious Objector' to Testing
Sylvie Baldwin is trying to apply the idea of being a "conscientious objector" to the world of admissions testing. With...
S. Carolina Panel, Sending Message on Tuition, Restricts Building Projects
A state budget board in South Carolina on Wednesday imposed a partial moratorium on higher education building projects, in a...
Saviors or Sellouts?
At national gathering of admissions leaders, enrollment managers try to redefine the way they are viewed, stressing their role in retention as much as recruitment.