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Debating the Right Spending Ratio
New research seeks to give trustees financial evaluation tools, finding some small colleges spend well over 50 cents on administration for every $1 spent on instruction -- but some say the numbers don't tell the whole story.
Court Dismisses Petition from Ashford U on GI Bill Approval
An Iowa District Court has dismissed a petition by Ashford University, asking that the Iowa State Approving Agency allow Ashford's...
New Programs: Biotechnology, Genetic Counseling, Music, Data Science, Plumbing, Computer Science, Nursing, Government Contracting, Marketing, Chemistry
Azusa Pacific University is starting a master of science in biotechnology. Baylor College of Medicine is starting a master of...
Steven Salaita Says He's Leaving Academe
Three years after Steven Salaita lost a promised tenured position in American Indian studies at the University of Illinois at...
Texas Southern Law Censured on Gender Issues
The American Bar Association has censured the law school at Texas Southern University for inadequate responses to reports of sexual...
Transgender Older Adults and the Military
Does military service negatively affect transgender adults? In today's Academic Minute, the University of Utah's Charles P. Hoy-Ellis has a...
Mattress Protest and Its Aftermath
Case of alleged rape at Columbia first yielded much sympathy for the accuser and her unusual protest, but ends with the university apologizing to the accused. The case has had a lasting impact on the discussion of sexual assault on campus.
State Funding Cuts Matter
For every $1,000 cut from per-student state and local appropriations, the average student can be expected to pay $257 more per year in tuition and fees -- and the rate is rising.