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New Watchdog for Donors
New center plans to link philanthropists with colleges that share their vision, but some fund raisers aren't certain about the need for more scrutiny.
A Worldwide Test for Higher Education?
International group is (quietly) discussing the prospect of creating a global measure of student learning outcomes at the college level.
Docking a Grade for Skirting the Rules?
Responding to student pressure, the College of Business at Illinois State keeps its business-casual requirement but lessens consequences for violations.
Appeals Court Upholds Military Recruiting
A last attempt by professors to fight the Solomon Amendment on academic freedom grounds is turned back.
The Platonic Ideal of Perfection
A philosophy professor at McGill University requires a perfect score to continue class on Plato -- and students complain. Prisoners chained in a cave?
The State of Alternative Teacher Certification
Group dubious of education schools’ quality and motives says they have hijacked an important reform movement, but a research group's president disagrees.
New Plan to Limit Tobacco-Funded Research
Compromise proposal emerges at U. of California, with regents' vote scheduled this week -- but critics still see potential infringements on academic freedom.