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NCAA Panel Proposes Easing Academic Measure
Athletes who leave college in good academic standing to go pro would be dropped from calculation of teams' classroom success.
Poli Sci and Gender
A discipline asks why progress in awarding Ph.D.'s to women has not led to progress in hiring them.
Building Boom in Biomedical Science
More than half of growth in academic research facilities is in biological or medical fields, according to the NSF.
College and the Disabled Student
31% of youth with disabilities attend college in the first two years after high school, Education Department finds.
Shopping for Colleges Online
New survey suggests that prospective students rely on the Web but still want printed materials and even human interaction.
No Such Thing as a Free Year
State blocks Denver educators from using high school funds to pay for tuition at a community college.
Really Open Source
Rice U.'s Connexions, which lets professors from any campus share materials, tries to challenge traditional peer review and publishing.