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Blackboard Buys Angel
Purchase of rival that was making inroads in course management systems shakes up the market. Can the industry leader learn from the up-and-comer?
New Fair Pay Law Applied to Tenure Case
A federal judge has applied a new federal law on when people can file claims of discriminatory pay by employers...
8 Indicted in Toledo Point-Shaving Scandal
A federal grand jury has indicted two Detroit businessmen and six former University of Toledo athletes on charges of point-shaving...
A Battle for the Sea (Grant)
U. of Alaska strips federal grant money from extension agent over his environmental "advocacy," drawing complaint that it bowed to agency's pressure.
'Higher Education on the Move'
WASHINGTON -- An estimated 2.9 million students worldwide are pursuing their educations outside their home countries, a 57 percent increase...
Poking Fun at Community Colleges
NBC to debut sitcom, co-starring Chevy Chase, following a lovable group of "losers" at a two-year institution. Some in academe, however, are not laughing.
Newly Tenured ... at Furman, Grinnell
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Furman University --Weston R. Dripps, earth and environmental sciences--Eli...
The Sale of Waldorf
Liberal arts institution, unable to balance budget, will become part of a for-profit, online university. The college will survive and grow, but tenure and the Lutheran affiliation will soon disappear.