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Cornell and Columbia Announce Library Collaboration
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded $385,000 to the libraries of Columbia and Cornell Universities to explore collaboration in...
Believing in God and Evolution
A new movement is encouraging Christian colleges to embrace the teaching of evolution -- without giving up professors' or students' faith.
Washington State CC Initiative Gets $6M Foundation Boost
The Bill and Melinda Gates and Ford Foundations are throwing their weight -- and a combined $6.1 million -- behind...
Controversy (or Not) Over a Non-Black Miss Hampton U.
Nikole Churchill was crowned as Miss Hampton University this month, a victory that was seen by some as significant because...
Brandeis Agrees to Delay Any Art Sale
Brandeis University on Tuesday agreed not to sell any artwork donated by three individuals suing the university to block a...
The $435,678 Value of a Wharton Degree
A federal jury has awarded $435,678 to a Massachusetts executive who says he was deceived by the University of Pennsylvania...
Border Dispute
Online colleges say cumbersome state-by-state approval processes are hurting them -- and America.
Stimulus for Humanities Job Market
American Council of Learned Societies and Mellon Foundation, worried about disappearance of posts, create fellowships that will give new Ph.D.'s two-year jobs at top colleges and universities, with health insurance and low teaching loads.