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Saving Time or Betraying Trust?
A proposal at the University of Maryland to detect possible plagiarism with software pits overworked graduate students against students and professors.
Cost of College a Bipartisan Concern
House Democrats introduce Higher Education Act bill that would shame institutions that raise prices sharply; 747-page measure would increase federal role in other ways, too.
Checking Up on Your Past
More colleges are conducting full background reviews of potential employees -- and debating whether faculty positions should be covered.
Rules of (Community College) Engagement
Given the high number of part-time enrollees, both instructors and institutions should do more to promote interaction when students are on campus, annual report says.
Accountability System Launched
State universities unveil template and announce first participants in effort to inform and assure public and policy makers; University of California opts out.
More Foreign Students -- Everywhere
Annual report finds first significant growth in U.S. enrollments of international students since 9/11, and upturn in study abroad fueled by short-term programs and study in nontraditional locales.