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$110 Million for Football-Related Buyouts
Colleges are currently spending at least $110 million on football-related buyouts of coaching and other athletic contracts, USA Today reported...
Berkeley Backs Undocumented Student
The University of California, Berkeley, has issued a statement saying that it is trying to help an undocumented student who...
How Accents at Home Affect Baby Language
Do infants whose parents have different accents learn differently? In today's Academic Minute, the University at Buffalo's Marieke van Heugten...
Statewide Ban on a Fraternity
Pi Delta Psi can't operate in Pennsylvania for a decade after a hazing death, a stringent, unheard-of punishment likely to make waves in the Greek world.
Historians MIA
Professors debate the role -- or absence -- of the historian in Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's new Vietnam documentary, concurring that a lack of critical perspective makes the film more milquetoast than masterpiece.
Fired Far From Home
American University of Malta undertakes mass firings of faculty. The start-up institution, run by a for-profit company with no track record in higher education, has struggled to find students and is mired in environmental and political controversy in Malta.
Few Details on Tougher Borrower-Relief Standards
Department of Education officials said Monday that they do not have any estimates of how many borrowers would clear new...
Closing Gaps in Tennessee
Despite tackling college access head-on, challenges remain in Tennessee as the state grapples with decreasing adult student enrollment and an achievement gap for African-American students.