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Quick Takes: WVU Pledges to Change Degree Record-Keeping, Zimpher Is Likely SUNY Choice, Higher Ed Without Frills, Arizona State Pays $850,000 in Rape Suit, Aetna to Pay $5M for Incorrect Charges, Failed Effort in Britain, Singularity U.

New Initiatives for Disabled Vets

Rochester Institute of Technology announces program for those with hearing loss, while Michigan State starts new financial aid program for disabled veterans.

Faculty Books & Publishing

It's Culture, Not Morality

What if everything you learned about fighting plagiarism was doomed to failure? Computer software, threats on the syllabus, pledges of...

Professor Accused of Genocide

Goucher suspends faculty member in French who is being sought by Interpol for charges that he was directly involved in the 1994 massacres in Rwanda -- charges that some experts doubt.

Managing Aid, and Rethinking How Families Pay

Many worry about the financial crisis's effect on private college enrollments, and the demand for aid. At meeting of Catholic colleges, advice on bracing for this fall, and beyond.

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Using Foucault to Deconstruct Rankings

Law school officials reveal to sociologists how U.S. News influences their decision making -- not necessarily for the better.

Quick Takes: Scathing Statement on Brandeis, Florida Speaker Steps Aside, New Hampshire Fathers Can't Be Forced to Pay, More Questions on RPI Spending, Graduated Against Her Will, The Bush Record

In reflection of the financially vulnerable state of college broadcasting, Miami U. gives up control of its radio station, saving it money in a budget crisis but spelling the end of its locally produced programming.