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Variable Rate for Loan Consolidation 'Viable,' GAO Says
The Education Department's proposal to start charging a variable interest rate instead of a fixed, low rate to borrowers who...
Layoffs and Turmoil
Cuts in California's Ventura County Community College District infuriate professors and students.
Ancient Greek Survives at Brandeis
For months now, Brandeis professors have been riled by the possibility that key liberal arts programs -- including instruction in...
A Nation's Colleges at Risk
American higher education, long the envy of the world, faces such serious problems -- especially with graduation rates -- that...
Foreign Applications Fall Again
Survey finds a 5 percent drop in those seeking a graduate education, following a 28 percent decline last year.
Sociology Lecture for Summers
The American Sociological Association reviews research on women and science -- and faults Harvard's president.
Reversing Course at Rutgers
Journalism department drops much-criticized policy barring students in an investigative reporting class from exploring on-campus subjects.
$2 Million in Anti-Gay Bias Case
A jury sides with an administrator who says NYU eliminated his job after a book described him as Leonard Bernstein's lover.