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Tough Love for the Humanities
WASHINGTON -- While he described himself as “stunned” to be chosen as this year’s Jefferson Lecturer, Leon Kass was hardly...
Transfer, Texas Style
Educators in Lone Star State trade ideas on how to get more community college students into four-year programs.
The Future of Student Loans
House hearing elicits widespread agreement that big changes are coming, and that a single federal loan program would make sense. But left unanswered: Is administration's plan clearly the best option?
Providence Mayor Details His Plan to Tax Colleges
The mayor of Providence, David N. Cicilline, has been floating ideas for weeks on how to get tax revenue out...
The Cost of Letting Medical Residents Get a Little Sleep
For years, various groups have urged that academic medical centers should reduce the total hours and consecutive hours that medical...
Brandeis Suspends Contributions to Retirement Funds
Brandeis University has told all employees that it will suspend for one year any institutional contributions to retirement funds. The...
Feeling Burdened? Click Here
College officials who complain about the ever-growing volumes of federal regulations that apply to their institutions have a new way...
Credit Limit
Congress passes legislation that will help shield students from credit card companies' aggressive tactics, but not everyone is cheering.