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New authenticating device would eliminate need for in-person oversight of students taking exams in distance learning programs.

NSF panel members are stunned to find impact of community colleges in producing math and science graduates.

Health professionals ponder the complexities of serving mentally ill students, while protecting their privacy and preventing stigmatization.

Presenting powerful new data, a researcher advocates "class based" affirmative action that credits students for overcoming backgrounds.

Many colleges seek to gain stature through sports. Birmingham-Southern switches from Division I to III and eliminates sports scholarships.

Study suggests that Internet may have eliminated link between working at an elite university and doing the best research.

Proposed university would offer students a free, four-year education with service obligations after graduation.