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Students Crave Self-Esteem Boosts Above All, Research Finds
A new study in the Journal of Personality finds that college students crave boosts in self-esteem -- such as receiving...
The Web of Babel
Online-only language courses might be controversial, but some have found Web 2.0 to be a boon for language instruction.
Montreal University Defends Another Presidential Departure
Board members at Montreal's Concordia University, after two weeks of silence, acknowledged Monday that they had forced out their second...
Strategic Displacement
Under “10 percent plan” in Texas, some switched high schools to get into top colleges. White students gained and minority students lost.
'Sad Day For California'
A draconian budget plan laid out Monday by California Gov. Jerry Brown would slash higher education along with other already...
Organizing Adjuncts at a Catholic College
NLRB ruling backs collective bargaining at Manhattan, rejecting claims that unionization would infringe on its religious identity.
Business Metaphor Still Ascendant
Historians lament "crisis" in higher education -- and many blame a corporate-minded ethos.
Academic Minute: Polluted Rivers and Restoring Them
In today's Academic Minute, Elena Traister of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts looks at the state of America’s polluted...