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Ramping Up Rigor
Lynn University in Florida finds a way to answer general critiques of academic quality: a return to a retooled core curriculum.
Green Ideas
One college breaks ground on a massive geothermal system, another boasts a new park in an unexpected location and a third has a new green bus (literally) on the road.
How RPI's Faculty Voice Was Quieted
When the Faculty Senate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute voted, in spring 2006, to widen its membership to include contingent faculty...
Not So Full Recovery
Contributions to colleges increased by 0.5% in 2010, a negligible gain but much better than 2009's 12% drop. Alumni participation rate continued to fall.
Academic Minute: Green Construction
In today’s Academic Minute, Liliane Wong of the Rhode Island School of Design discusses the importance of adaptive reuse in...
Opposition Emerges to Merger of Student Affairs Groups
Members of two national associations of student affairs professionals in higher education -- ACPA: College Student Educators International and NASPA...
Creationism in the Public High School Classroom
Thirteen percent of public high school biology teachers advocate creationism or intelligent design for at least an hour of time...
Report Criticizes Loans Offered by For-Profit Colleges
For-profit college have moved in recent years into offering institutional loans to students, and this trend needs more scrutiny, according...