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Growing Failure Rates on AP Exams
More than 41 percent of students who took Advanced Placement tests last year failed to earn at least a 3...
Postdocs Unionize at UMass
A majority of the postdoctoral researchers at the the University of Massachusetts campuses at Amherst, Boston and Dartmouth have signed...
Joint Ventures, Pre-Distress
Small independent colleges typically seek private investment only as last resort. A Washington lawyer encourages them to seek outside money not to survive, but to grow.
Contributions to Colleges Drop 12%
Decline is steepest in history of survey by Council for Aid to Education. Alumni giving rate drops to all-time low of 10%.
Limits on Presidents' Love Lives
When Robert Zimmer separated from his wife and disclosed to trustees that he was romantically involved with a faculty member...
'Piracy'
Academe today is the site of myriad conflicts over intellectual property, including those of patent ownership, piracy of university press...
Sculpture at Alabama Looks Like a ...
In theory, "Argyle," the new sculpture installed at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, is about fabric and textiles. But...