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Dropping a Day to Save on Gas

Some two-year colleges are dropping Friday classes to save their students an extra trip -- and the rising cost of driving to and from school.

New Programs: Mathematical Biology, Animation, Fine Arts, Public Health, Divinity and the Professions

A President in Texas (No, Not That One)

At Abilene Christian U.'s commencement, Madagascar's leader joined 24 graduating scholars supported by his government, with hopes of greater good.

Quick Takes: Contentious Search Collapses at Monroe CC, More Charges at WVU, Turning Their Backs on Schlafly, Baylor President's Future, Political Scientists Reconsider Site of Meeting, Rosemont Considers Admitting Men, RPI Extends Aid, Guns at Calvin

For- and NonProfit and Other Issues in Innovation

Investors -- and regulators -- discuss the profit motive and emerging models in private higher education, growing worldwide.

Honorary Degrees, Free Speech and Respect

When a university awards a doctorate to a controversial figure, is the institution endorsing the free exchange of ideas or endorsing the person? Can colleges avoid the whole idea?

A (Money) Losing Proposition

Revamped NCAA report on Division I finances reinforces previous findings that big-time college sports programs spend far more than they earn -- especially when institutional subsidies are included.

New Presidents or Provosts: Averett U., Cedarville U., Howard U., North Iowa Area CC, Portland State U., U. of Florida, U. of South Dakota, Vanderbilt U., Wayne State U.

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