Debating the Merits of Merit Pay  Oct. 10

After faculty dispute, Towson compromises on how to distribute raises, while Temple attempts to shift entirely to “pay per performance.” more

Turnarounds at Traditional Underdogs  Oct. 10

Vanderbilt and Northwestern football teams are undefeated and nationally ranked. What explains the unexpected success at these academically competitive universities? more

Poster Policy Unites Obama and McCain Supporters  Oct. 10

Following uproar, UT Austin suspends rule barring window decorations one day after students displaying signs faced punishment. more

A Snapshot of IT Trends  Oct. 10

Educause releases its annual survey, with notable gains for course management systems and open source software. more

‘Symbiotic’ Approach to Veterans’ Needs  Oct. 10

Mount Wachusett Community College will be home to on-site services for rehabilitation — in addition to offering more traditional education and training. more

Quick Takes: How Attitudes Derail Math, College Funds Found to Have Been Misused, Mergers in Georgia, Why a Provost Left After 7 Weeks, Threats Shut Middle Tennessee, Turkey Turmoil at Harvard B-School  Oct. 10

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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.

• Falling Behind  Oct. 9
• Schooling Faculty in Catholic Higher Ed  Oct. 9
• Détente on Nursing Education  Oct. 9
• Is Affirmative Action in Decline or Out of Control?  Oct. 9
• Quick Takes: Button Controversy Continues, Le Clézio Wins Literature Nobel, Censure in Montgomery, President Out at SW Oregon CC, When a Slur Isn’t a Slur, Understanding Rankings  Oct. 9
• New Programs: Transportation, Curriculum, Management, Education Policy, Gay Studies  Oct. 9
• From Blue Books to Secure Laptops  Oct. 8
• Do-It-Yourself Transcripts  Oct. 8
• Helping Community College Students Beat the Odds  Oct. 8
• Support for Report on ‘Rethinking’ Student Aid  Oct. 8
• Quick Takes: Enrollment Data, Long Beach Senate Condemns Prof’s Views, UDC Kills Senate, Affirmative Action Stigma Questioned, Study Abroad and 2-Year Colleges, $125M for Harvard, Postdocs Unionize, Nobel in Chemistry, LA Semesters, Beer vs. WiFi  Oct. 8
• New Presidents or Provosts: Coosa Valley/Northwestern Technical Colleges, Purdue U.-North Central, Spring Hill College, U. of Massachusetts Medical School  Oct. 8
• E-Textbooks for All  Oct. 7
• Open Access or Faux Access?  Oct. 7
• 2 Wins for Illinois Professors  Oct. 7
• Bands Gone Wild  Oct. 7
• A Strike Against Labor  Oct. 7
• Quick Takes: Getting Aid to Community College Students, President Admits Drunk Driving, Nobel in Physics, College Women Seek Smart Men  Oct. 7
• Margaret Spellings Looks Back  Oct. 6
• Putting What Works to Better Use  Oct. 6
• Cruise Virus Becomes Campus Virus  Oct. 6
• More Scrutiny on Conflicts of Interest  Oct. 6
• Sharing Tuition News Early  Oct. 6
• Quick Takes: Bombs at 2 Colleges, Battle Over Anti-Abortion Scholars, Pollock Painting May Be Safe, 3 Europeans Share Nobel in Medicine, Deal at Windsor, St. Augustine’s Sports Violations  Oct. 6
• A Tale of Two GI Bills  Oct. 3
• Slavic Immigrants vs. Gay Rights  Oct. 3
• A Little Rebellion Proves a Good Thing  Oct. 3
• In Study Abroad, Dispute Over Roaming  Oct. 3
• One for the Little Guy  Oct. 3
• Quick Takes: Protest Over Political Ban at Illinois, Another Scandal for Pa. Loan Agency, Patent Loss for Johns Hopkins, Sick Students at Georgetown, Ig Nobel Prizes  Oct. 3
• Trickle-Down Economic Duress  Oct. 2
• New Challenge to TOEFL  Oct. 2
• Redefining Division III  Oct. 2
• California Passes Law Protecting Animal Researchers  Oct. 2
• Understanding Students Who Were ‘Born Digital’  Oct. 2
• Palin’s Campus Outpost  Oct. 2
• Quick Takes: New Research Rules Urged at VCU, Ads Banned From History Course, Savings Decline, Another Conference Location Controversy, Vanderbilt Replaces Loans With Grants, ‘Working Mother’ Honors Cornell and Harvard, Tidings from IRS, Beheaded Croc  Oct. 2
• The Spellings Plan for Simplification  Oct. 1
• Shifting Winds in Arabic Teaching  Oct. 1
• A ‘Penalty’ for Starting at a Community College?  Oct. 1
• ‘Stuck in the Shallow End’  Oct. 1
• Border-Crossing Universities  Oct. 1
• Quick Takes: Prof Accused of Hacking, Megagift Possible for Texas, 4 Suspended for Obama Effigy, Anthropology Debate, Trouble for MyRichUncle, Liberal Arts Advice for Next President, American Indian Enrollments, New Leader for Hughes Institute  Oct. 1
• Online Campus, Part II: The Spinoff  Sept. 30
• A Crack in the Dominance of the LSAT?  Sept. 30
• Separate But Equal?  Sept. 30
• ‘Emblematic’ Leader for NYU’s Abu Dhabi Campus  Sept. 30
• ‘The Dionysian End to Summer’  Sept. 30
• Quick Takes: Rich Students and Poor Students, Endnote Creator Sues Over Zotero, Shortage of Marine Scientists Projected, Another Strike in Canada  Sept. 30
• Covering Up or Scaring Off?  Sept. 29
• If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em  Sept. 29
• After the SAT Report, What Next?  Sept. 29
• The Competition to Be Transparent  Sept. 29
• Quick Takes: Probe in Miss., Safety Bill Altered, Indicted Official Had Prior Conviction, New Grades at Harvard Law, Communication Profs Condemn Illinois, Title IX Settlement, UCLA’s New Prime, From Princeton to DeVry, State College Leader Retires  Sept. 29
• New Programs: Nursing, Structural Engineering, Anthropology, Sustainable Urban Engineering, Entrepreneurship  Sept. 29