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The 2009 Higher Education Price Index: 2.3%
Academe's own version of the inflation rate, the Higher Education Price Index, fell to 2.3 percent in 2009, down sharply...
Rutgers Profs Delay Raises to Minimize Cuts
Rutgers University faculty members have voted to agree to delays in salary increases, with the goal of assuring that the...
Protests at Wyoming Over Naming Center for Cheney
The University of Wyoming is facing protests over its decision to name a center for international students after Dick Cheney...
Last-Minute Additions
Facing enrollment “emergency,” Massachusetts community college adds 40 classes days before semester begins to accommodate unprecedented number of eleventh-hour registrations.
2 Student Deaths Linked to H1N1
While vast majority of campus ailments are being treated successfully, incidents show how grave dangers can be in some cases.
Dampened Spirit
The firing of the president of Wheeling Jesuit University has prompted resignations from the board, and charges that an area bishop overextended his authority.
Job Market Realities
Political scientists consider changes in criteria for hiring. Should ability to win grants count? Should more grad students be discouraged from staying in programs? Should search chairs get involved with job rumor Web sites?
Experiment in the Health Sciences
Starting from scratch at the University of Minnesota's newly chartered Rochester campus, a team of faculty begins a project that aims to revolutionize teaching and learning.