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Harvard Law Alters First-Year Program
Rare curricular change includes focus on international law, statutes and regulations.
Affirmative Action for Gay Students
With kids coming out in high school, admissions officers discuss whether to give them preferences. At least one college has such a policy.
Opening Up Online Learning
Publishers and course management systems, often competitors, coalesce around common format for sharing digital material.
Not So Godless After All
Believers outnumber atheists and agnostics, survey finds, and many professors regularly attend religious services.
Standoff Grows at Gallaudet
Hundreds of students take over main academic building as protests over selection of new president continue.
Holding Off the Application Push
New rules seek to prevent colleges from admitting students while they are juniors or setting admissions deadlines too early.
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Methods for Teaching Math
A new report offers practical recommendations on ways to improve math instruction at 2-year colleges.