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Academics Win MacArthur Fellowships
Academics are well-represented among the 23 winners, named today by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, as new...
Completion Targets for Cities
Gates Foundation unveils new plans by four municipalities to push for better graduation rates.
Correction: Looking West
A Sept. 24 article on for-profit colleges that are exploring changes in regional accreditation mistakenly reported that both universities owned...
Zingers from Schwarzenegger in Veto Message
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has never been known to hold back (even when that might be wise), but he seems even...
Around Washington: College Prices, Student Data
President Obama signals concern about rapidly rising tuitions; GAO reports on state records systems and student privacy.
Returning an Honorary Degree to Protest One for Donald Trump
David Kennedy, former principal of Robert Gordon University, plans to return an honorary degree he received from the Scottish university...
False Ideal?
Virginia's "restructured" universities are billed as examples of autonomous public colleges, but some say state has broken pledges and raided their funds in budget crunch.
'College Admissions for the 21st Century'
Robert J. Sternberg, the new provost of Oklahoma State University, has just finished a five-year term as dean of arts...