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Of Many Minds on College Costs
Presidents, budget officers and professors hold similar views about nature and extent of public higher ed's finance problems, but diverge widely on potential solutions, survey finds. Talk among yourselves, authors urge.
Stimulus Funds Flow to Minn., Ore., and 3 Other States
The U.S. Education Department announced Tuesday that it was sending about $1.3 billion to five states as some of the...
To Friend or to Reject
Many admissions offices are using search engines and social networks to check out some applicants, or to promote institutions, survey finds.
Bypassing Controversy
Oberlin arch honoring Chinese missionaries, a fixture at graduation, has long been criticized as an homage to imperialism. Now administrators have decided, literally, to sidestep the controversy.
Downgrades 12, Upgrades 0
The ailing national economy led Moody's Investors Service to downgrade 12 of the colleges and nonprofit groups whose debt it...
Revising the Higher Ed Price Index
The Commonfund Institute on Monday announced that it is currently projecting a 2.8 percent increase in the Higher Education Price...
Providence Nixes Talk by Anti-Immigration Speaker
Providence College has denied student groups permission to have Tom Tancredo, a former member of Congress who is an outspoken...
Preparing for Swine Flu
As of Monday, American higher education was not feeling a direct impact from the worries internationally about swine flu --...