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Old Wounds in Anthropology
At their annual meeting, scholars fan the flames of a decade-old controversy over research on a South American tribe.
New Wave of Student Activism
Are the protests in California the start of a new national movement for access and affordability?
Movement, But Miles to Go
Data on associate degrees and certificates awarded show upturn -- but not nearly enough to put U.S. on track to Obama goal.
Long Road to 'Gatekeeper' Courses
A new study of community college “gatekeeper” courses – those at the first level of college credit – raises as...
U.S. Approves New Stem Cell Lines for Researchers
The National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday that it had approved 13 new "lines" of embryonic stem cells to...
Commencement Speakers Announced: U. of Georgia, U. of Texas at Austin, Warren Wilson
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers: University of Georgia: Robert M. Gates, U.S. secretary of defense...
Advice for Trustees on Conflicts of Interest
This won't be news to anyone in Illinois, but college trustees and regents need to pay attention to conflicts of...
Bleak Outlook for State Finances
"States are current facing one of the worst, if not the worst, fiscal periods since the Great Depression." With that...