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Helping Out With the Short List
Who should be considered by a President Obama or a President McCain for education secretary? Some serious and not-so-likely ideas.
The Heavy Lifters
At meeting of provosts of small private colleges, academic officers are challenged on budgets, student learning and their ever-expanding portfolios.
College Bans Nietzsche Quote on Prof's Door
"God is dead." That phrase, from Friedrich Nietzsche's The Gay Science, is among the philosopher's most well known -- and...
A (Slight) Name Change for Milton Friedman Institute
U. of Chicago hopes specifying a research focus will calm a controversy, and while some aren't fully on board, there are signs of lessening tension.
Study Abroad Under an Embargo
Provider settles with U.S. in a dispute over academic travel in Cuba. But because of stricter regulations (which this case predates), academic exchange remains limited.
Willing to Wait for Cash
Citing economic downturn, Brown University loosens rules that barred students from registering for classes if they had outstanding debts.
The Presidential Perspective on Academic Freedom
Academic leaders discuss Middle Eastern branch campuses, restrictions on so-called "sensitive" research, and other topics related to academic freedom -- including confusion about the term.