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Mixed Outlook on Foreign Students
2008-9 saw record international enrollment in U.S. and 2007-8 saw record for Americans studying abroad. New data suggest years of big increases may be ending.
The Part-Time Impact
Students not enrolled full time have less faculty interaction -- and so do full-timers at colleges with many part-timers, study finds.
Non-Communication Association?
Scholars who focus on rhetoric, persuasion and debate want to know why their disciplinary group doesn't seem to engage in those activities.
Marilee Jones Is Back in the Game
An outspoken advocate for admissions reform before resigning from MIT for falsifying her résumé, she has returned to higher ed to counsel colleges and families.
Fairfield U. Brings Harassment Charges for Column on Sex
Fairfield University is considering harassment charges against its student newspaper over a controversial column on campus sex, the Associated Press...
PowerPoint Studies
As communications scholars gather, they consider how to teach its use in public speaking courses, and how to use digital slides in their own lectures.
A Win for the Stacks
Facing faculty uproar, Syracuse library pulls back -- at least for now -- from plans to move thousands of books off campus.
Path to Transfer
Mount Holyoke College works to boost number of community college transfers, achieving unusual success for a liberal arts college.