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English for Graduate Students
Going beyond TOEFL, U. of Alabama at Birmingham tests international graduate students on their ability to perform high-level academic work in English.
Sit-in Over a Student Group's Suspension
A sit-in by a student group at Evergreen State College is in its second week, with students and administrators at...
How 2 Scandals Might Have Been Prevented
Furor at West Virginia U. over inappropriately awarded degree, and possibility of such a situation at VCU, may point to what happens if registrars don’t have clout.
'Last Bite at the Apple' on Accreditation?
A year after Education Secretary Margaret Spellings abandoned plans to propose new federal rules governing higher education accreditation, under heavy...
Assessing the P-16 Phenomenon
Most states have created councils to oversee education from preschool through college. Are they making a difference?
Is Retention Improvement Within Colleges' Reach?
Low graduation rates. High transfer rates. Students who never graduate. Gaps -- sometimes embarrassingly large -- between minority and white...