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U. of Mary Washington Needs a New President, Again
For the third time in three years, the University of Mary Washington is looking for a new president, The Richmond...
Universities Welcome Talk of U.S. Funds for Infrastructure
University administrators enthusiastically participated in a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing on the state of research infrastructure at American institutions...
GAO Report Examines University Endowments
A report issued by Congress's investigative arm Tuesday provided few if any revelations about the state of university endowments, for...
Medical Journal Bars Tobacco-Funded Research
PLoS Medicine, an open access peer-reviewed journal, has announced it will no longer accept submissions of research findings supported by...
Commencement Speakers Announced: Barnard, Case Western, Hudson County CC, Emory, LaGrange, Occidental, Sarah Lawrence, Smith, WPI
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers: Barnard College: Meryl Streep, the actress. Case Western Reserve University...
Highlighting E-Readers
Colleges release analyses of major experiments with Kindles -- and find students use less paper with the devices, but want better note-taking ability.
Public President's Religious Appeal
The Mormon president of a community college in Wyoming is actively recruiting students who share his faith, inviting questions about...
Effecting Change on Default Rates
Study of how historically black colleges eased their student loan problems a decade ago has relevance for for-profit and other institutions facing a similar challenge now, its authors say.