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The Big Admissions Shift
While everyone obsesses over the Ivies and Berkeley, Cal State -- the largest university system in the United States -- moves from being non-competitive to competitive on who gets in.
Stopping Short of No More Fries
As Lincoln U. debates fitness requirement for obese students, other institutions search for less controversial ways to deal with the issue.
Standing Up to Threats
Finding "free expression at risk," academic and civil liberties groups issue joint call to defend controversial speakers, books and exhibits.
Tufts Defines Speech Limits
Trustees approve a policy that applauds free expression, but says it's not an "absolute" right on campus.
La Salle Settles Brain Injury Lawsuit for $7.5 Million
La Salle University has agreed to pay $7.5 million to cover the lifetime costs of caring for a former football...
Quantity vs. Quality (of Papers) and Econ Profs
A new study examines an unusual situation within economics: Writing more papers can be linked with higher salaries for professors...
Pittsburgh Students Protest Tax Plan
About 150 students who said that they had more than 10,000 student signatures on petitions jammed a City Council meeting...
Rutgers Settles Suit by 4 Minority Groundskeepers
Rutgers University, while denying wrongdoing, has settled a lawsuit by four groundskeepers -- three of them black and one a...