Giving Choice and Taking It Away  Jan. 7

College Board says new SAT policy is designed to minimize student stress. But information it gives colleges might make students more stressed (and feeling less in control) than ever. more

The State of the Humanities  Jan. 7

“Indicators” are released to provide data on students, faculty and American life. more

(Hidden) Cost of Doing Business  Jan. 7

Expanding a college’s research enterprise comes at a high price, and don’t count on grants to cover it, a new paper in Academic Medicine asserts. more

From Princeton to DeVry  Jan. 7

Harold Shapiro, former president of elite private and public universities, discusses his new role as board chairman of one of the country’s leading for-profit institutions. more

Writing Lags in Law Schools  Jan. 7

Latest engagement survey suggests a significant number of law school students are not adequately prepared for real-world legal writing. more

Quick Takes: Ontario Union Wants Boycott of Israeli Academics, Obama’s College Costs Discussion, More Scrutiny of Congressional Earmarks, U. of California Refunds, Gotham Book Mart’s Legacy at Penn  Jan. 7

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News from the past two weeks

Below, find News stories published over the past two weeks. For older items, please search the archives.

• ‘Accreditation Lite’ for International Recruiting Agents  Jan. 6
• Seeking Purpose in Graduate Course Work  Jan. 6
• Ignorance About ‘Stop the Clock’ Policies  Jan. 6
• Colleges Plan for Obama Inaugural  Jan. 6
• Quick Takes: Fla. Legislator Quits College Job, Harvard Law Dean Picked as Solicitor General, Word Warriors  Jan. 6
• New Programs: Medical Assistance, Business Studies, International Business, Space and Telecommunications Law  Jan. 6
• The Depressed History Job Market  Jan. 5
• History Beyond the Nation-State  Jan. 5
• Proving the Benefits of Peer Instruction  Jan. 5
• Do Econ Grad Students Need a Teaching Bailout?  Jan. 5
• Historians Reject Proposed Boycott  Jan. 5
• Quick Takes: California Supreme Court Takes Immigrant Tuition Case, Group Punishment for Athletes, Campus in Iraq, Utah State Hazing Charges, Police Kill Student, U. of California Considers Admitting More From Out of State, Layoffs at Bowling Green  Jan. 5
• Fighting the Last War (and the Next One?)  Jan. 2
• ‘Tricks of the Trade’  Jan. 2
• The Second Shift in Academic Medicine  Jan. 2
• Quick Takes: Claiborne Pell Dies, Advice for Obama, Distance Ed Enrollments, Yeshiva Adjusts Losses, Harvard Prof Limits Ties to Drug Companies, Deferred Bonus Raises Eyebrows, RPI Donated to Clinton Library, Unusual Bequest for Monroe CC, Banned Words  Jan. 2
• New Programs: Nursing, Education, Geographic Information Systems, Computer Science  Jan. 2
• David Horowitz Does the MLA  Dec. 30
• MLA’s Middle East Moves  Dec. 30
• Pushing the Envelope on Copyright Exemptions  Dec. 30
• Quick Takes: Hopkins as Potential Target for Animal Rights Underground, Going North for College  Dec. 30
• New Presidents or Provosts: Bethany College (Kan.), Capital U., Christian Brothers U., Hampden-Sydney College, West Chester U.  Dec. 30
• Revising and Defending the Foreign Language Major  Dec. 29
• The Teaching Paradox  Dec. 29
• The Admissions Gap for Big-Time Athletes  Dec. 29
• First ‘Minerva’ Grants Awarded  Dec. 29
• Guidance on New GI Bill  Dec. 29
• Quick Takes: Harvard Prof and Alleged Anti-Aging Drug, Priorities at RPI, Nashville Presidents Oppose ‘English Only’ Measure, Savings on Textbooks, NYU Lost $24M to Madoff, TMI for Graduation Speech, Adjuncts Get to Pay for Layoff Notice, MLA Parody  Dec. 29