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Harkin Lambastes For-Profit Recruiting; GAO Defends Report on the Colleges
Another day, another flurry of activity related to federal regulation of for-profit colleges. The Government Accountability Office announced Tuesday that...
Utah Legislators Want to Charge Students for Excess Credits
Utah legislators are considering a proposal to raise tuition rates substantially (to cover the full costs of instruction) for students...
'The Heart of Higher Education'
While many college faculty members and administrators are focused on budget cuts or research agendas, Parker J. Palmer and Arthur...
U.S. Bars Career College Group From Meeting on Pay Rule
When the U.S. Education Department holds a meeting today to gather feedback about new rules on incentive compensation, many interested...
Tenure Changes Coming to Brown U.
Once named the most tenure-heavy institution among elite privates, Brown moves to new rules to tighten the process, following faculty sign-off.
Social Psychologists Consider Bias Against Conservatives
The annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology this year was dominated by a talk charging that...
A Marriage Endures
Rebuffing a disaffiliation endorsed by their leaders, delegates to New York's faculty union vote instead to keep their connection to the American Association of University Professors.
Racial Slur Prompts Debate at U. of Alabama
Robert E. Witt, president of the University of Alabama, sent an e-mail to all students and faculty members denouncing the...