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Michigan Sees Drop in Enrollment of Minority Freshmen
While the University of Michigan saw record numbers of applications and enrolled students this year, it also saw an 11...
Aid Directors Express Worry About Pace of Loan Changes
Surveys by two regional groups of financial aid directors suggest that, despite assurances from the U.S. Education Department, many college...
Cornell and Columbia Announce Library Collaboration
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $385,000 to the libraries of Columbia and Cornell Universities to explore collaboration in...
Washington State CC Initiative Gets $6M Foundation Boost
The Bill and Melinda Gates and Ford Foundations are throwing their weight -- and a combined $6.1 million -- behind...
Controversy (or Not) Over a Non-Black Miss Hampton U.
Nikole Churchill was crowned as Miss Hampton University this month, a victory that was seen by some as significant because...
Border Dispute
Online colleges say cumbersome state-by-state approval processes are hurting them -- and America.
Stimulus for Humanities Job Market
American Council of Learned Societies and Mellon Foundation, worried about disappearance of posts, create fellowships that will give new Ph.D.'s two-year jobs at top colleges and universities, with health insurance and low teaching loads.
U. of Texas to Consider Merger of San Antonio Campuses
The University of Texas System announced Monday that it would study the possibility of merging its San Antonio campus and...