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Mississippi Changes Song in Bid to End Chant
The University of Mississippi has shortened its fight song, hoping to discourage fans from responding to the song with a...
House Panel Backs New Consumer Agency, Defeats Amendment on For-Profit Colleges
A House of Representatives committee on Thursday approved legislation that would create a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency designed to...
Student Bludgeoned to Death in Dorm Room
A new transfer student at Sacramento State University was bludgeoned to death in his dormitory room, The San Jose Mercury...
Professor Dies From H1N1 Complications
M. Wayne Knight, a professor of art at Humboldt State University, died on Wednesday from complications brought on by H1N1...
More Testing, Less Logic?
GMAT, the dominant test in MBA admissions, is being used in hiring decisions. This violates standards set by the business school group that sponsors the test, but it takes no action.
Prerequisite: Experience in War
As veterans try to take advantage of the new GI Bill, Ohio State introduces courses only open to students who've served in the military.
Dashboard Fever
The accountability movement has hit human resources, as departments develop new ways to measure performance -- and potentially productivity -- of campus faculty and staff.
Online Education's Great Unknowns
Distance learning has broken into the mainstream of higher education. But at the campus level, many colleges still know precious...