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Calif. 2-Year System Renames Fee Waiver as Promise Program
The California Community Colleges announced Tuesday that the Board of Governors Fee Waiver program, which nearly half of the system's...
Education Dept. Confirms Initial Approval of Kaplan, EDMC Deals
The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday confirmed that it has granted initial approval to acquisitions of Kaplan University and...
Cal State Academic Senate Urges Delay to Remedial Reforms
The California State University Academic Senate is urging the chancellor's office to delay enacting reforms to the system's curriculum. The...
Academic Minute: Breastfeeding and Babies' Tastes
Today on the Academic Minute: Rebecca Dunn, professor in the health science program at Keene State College, explores what role...
Cornell Responds to Attack on Black Student
After a black Cornell University student was attacked last week, the president has directed the Greek system on campus to...
Democrats Grill Ed Dept. Nominee
Democrats used a Senate nomination hearing Tuesday to press the Department of Education's nominee for general counsel on questions involving...
Medical Schools Oppose Plan to Kill Obamacare
The Association of American Medical Colleges came out against the latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act in a...
Study: High Textbook Prices Lead to Poor Grades
A survey by e-textbook provider VitalSource has found that 50 percent of students who delayed buying textbooks because of high...