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Snapshots of Endowment Spending
Universities' responses to Senate inquiry on finances shed light on wealthy institutions' practices, providing some new data, answering some questions, and raising others.
Who Gets How Much Money and Where It Goes
In the name of transparency, Oregon State tracks every financial transaction across the university -- online.
Should Prospective Faculty Disclose Criminal Backgrounds?
A Penn faculty committee votes against requiring information of all applicants, but some experts say that the questions should be asked of everyone.
Pushing for Job Conversions
Budget bill for community colleges in Washington State may represent union campaign's first success at shifting positions from part-time to full-time -- and the plan is not embraced by all adjuncts.
Cutting Tuition -- and Thriving
Going against the grain, Ohio's Lourdes College reduced its price and has seen an enrollment spike. Is that model replicable elsewhere?
'Academic Freedom in the Wired World'
Robert M. O'Neil has been a player on academic freedom issues from many perspectives. He has been a university president...
Science Facilities Reconsidered
Unusual meeting of architects, campus administrators, faculty members and learning experts focuses on ensuring that colleges ask different set of questions when replacing their classrooms from the ‘60s.