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Unusual Gathering of For-Profit Colleges
Leaders of dozens of regionally accredited career colleges meet -- not to plot strategy, but to talk about educating students.
Federal Budget News for Colleges Takes a Downward Turn
College leaders heartened by Wednesday's announcement from House Republican leaders that proposed budget cuts would spare many higher education programs...
Texas Governor Wants $10,000 Degrees
Governor Rick Perry wants public colleges and universities in Texas to develop bachelor's degrees that would cost students only $10,000...
Race at Alabama
Two incidents in a week prompt a university to debate once again its history and the present.
In Reversal, U. of Iowa Allows Porn Film
Last year, when students at the University of Iowa wanted to screen "Disco Dolls in Hot Skin (in 3D!)," a...
No Show of Hands
Towson U. policy change raises question: Should tenure committee votes be by secret ballot?
Questioning the 'Citation Advantage'
What if everything you knew about the incentives for publishing in an open-access journal was wrong? That is the provocative...