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November 23, 2005

Much Ado About 'Mush'
Here’s a rule for college presidents: Don’t imply that the brains of your alumni are mush. William E. Cooper, president of the University of Richmond, inadvertently did so, and he’s now doing damage control.

November 22, 2005

Potemkin University?
The president of Kean U. has made the campus beautiful, but many say the façade hides the way he treats people.

November 22, 2005

Quick Takes: Compton CC's Loss of Accreditation Affirmed, Corinthian Reveals Probe of Florida Unit, Singapore Beats Out Stanford, Trustee Group Plans Study of the Presidency

November 22, 2005

Day 10 on the Picket Line
Neither NYU graduate students nor administrators show signs of budging in battle over a TA union.

November 22, 2005

TA's as the Key to Science Teaching
In 1997, Elaine Seymour was one of the authors of Talking About Leaving: Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences (Westview). She found that a reason cited by student after student -- at a range of institutions -- was poor teaching. And at many institutions, teaching assistants were a major part of the problem.

November 22, 2005

U.S. Support for Science Softens
Federal obligations for research appear to flatten in 2005, NSF study finds.

November 21, 2005

Quick Takes: Mass. Considers Aid Shift, Colorado Indictments, NCAA Rejects Appeal on Indiana U. of Pa. Mascot, U.S. Senate Pushes NIH Funding, Chatham Drops SAT Requirement, From Annapolis to Oxford

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