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Trustee Survey on Economic Woes Facing Public Higher Ed
Sixty-two percent of public college and university board chairs and executives believe that the current economic downturn is having a...
Mystery Donor Gives $6M to SUNY-Binghamton
The State University of New York at Binghamton has received an anonymous $6 million donation that appears to be the...
Digital Archives That Disappear
Google purchased "Paper of Record," a Web site popular with historians and other scholars. Now the site is gone, and although it may be about to return, researchers are furious.
NCAA Shortens Draft Window for Basketball
The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I Legislative Council has voted to drastically shorten the length of time men’s basketball...
Cautious Backing for Obama Plan
Most higher ed associations sign letter urging Congress to ensure Pell Grant funding, despite reservations about eliminating guaranteed loan program.
Harvard Teaches Students About Rejection
How bad is the economy? Harvard University's career services office has started a new seminar to teach students how to...
More Meaningful Accreditation
Regional accrediting group contemplates major shift that would separate "compliance" from "improvement," with goal of increasing rigor and transparency of former and flexibility of latter.
Dare to DREAM... in 2009?
A College Board report draws attention to the limited options of undocumented students and advocates for passage of DREAM Act. Will this be the year?