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Avoiding 'the Dustbin of History'
Master’s degree programs in history play a role far more influential than would be indicated by the number of students...
'Faculty Towers'
Elaine Showalter opens her new book on the academic novel by noting the theory that the novel generally took off...
Unlikely 'Death Penalty' for a Tennis Team
Asked to predict which institution would join Southern Methodist University in the pantheon of worst rules violators in the history...
Who Owns Research at Brown?
Administrators agree to clarify a policy on intellectual property -- and faculty critics are pleased.
Confederates Defeat Vanderbilt
Appeals court says university must pay -- if it wants to change controversial name of a dormitory.
Coke: the New Nike
The soft drink maker -- and campuses that do business with it -- are the latest targets in the student 'corporate responsibility' movement.
New Analyses on Aid Policy
Studies are released on students who borrow and then drop out, and on the role of private scholarships.