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Presidents Get Chance to Write Admissions Essays
The Wall Street Journal is publishing 10 essays by college presidents -- with the topics coming from their institutions' essay...
The Sale of Waldorf
Liberal arts institution, unable to balance budget, will become part of a for-profit, online university. The college will survive and grow, but tenure and the Lutheran affiliation will soon disappear.
A Battle for the Sea (Grant)
U. of Alaska strips federal grant money from extension agent over his environmental "advocacy," drawing complaint that it bowed to agency's pressure.
'Higher Education on the Move'
WASHINGTON -- An estimated 2.9 million students worldwide are pursuing their educations outside their home countries, a 57 percent increase...
Poking Fun at Community Colleges
NBC to debut sitcom, co-starring Chevy Chase, following a lovable group of "losers" at a two-year institution. Some in academe, however, are not laughing.
Newly Tenured ... at Furman, Grinnell
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Furman University --Weston R. Dripps, earth and environmental sciences--Eli...
Judge Backs U. of Colorado Ban on Concealed Weapons
A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the University of Colorado Board of Regents' ban on carrying concealed weapons...
Plenty of Colleges Still Have Space for Fall
In at least one way, this unusual admissions year is proving to be normal: For all the talk about how...