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Degrees of Wealth and Generosity
Congressional rhetoric is linking endowment payout rates to access for low-income students. But the data suggest no such relationship.
Higher Ed Act Gets Hairier
With House poised to take up bill, one lawmaker offers plan to require 5 percent payout by endowments, and leaders back default-rate change pushed by for-profit colleges.
Taking Conflict of Interest Seriously
Leaders of business and legal higher ed associations make the pitch to private college presidents that it's time to review -- and in some cases create -- policies.
We'd Prefer to Speak for Ourselves, Thanks
The memorandum that circulated on Capitol Hill last week sought to reassure U.S. senators that higher education leaders, who have...
Californians Reject Community College Measure
Proposal -- on which higher ed in the state was split -- would have set aside funds for 2-year institutions and cut tuition. Universities feared impact on their budgets.
Evolution of a Writing Program
Dartmouth announces changes in its approach to teaching writing and speech.