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Saving the Law School, Hurting the Town
Alumni worry the Appalachian School of Law must leave its home in a rural Virginia town to save itself -- and say one board member is intent on stopping the move.
Crossing State Lines
California's community college system signs an agreement with nine historically black colleges to make it easier for students to transfer across state borders.
Opinion
No Easy A's
Students in teacher education programs need rigorous reviews of performance if they are to succeed in classrooms they will later lead, write Nancy Zimpher and Thomas Lasley II.
Clean Slate or Death Sentence?
Legislative panel seeks to close South Carolina State U. for two years. Supporters of the historically black college vow to oppose plan they fear would effectively kill the institution.
Poaching Law Students
Some law schools are going after large numbers of transfer students, seeking out new revenue and students with LSAT scores that won't count in the rankings game.
Fibbing for Rankings
Audit finds U. of Missouri at Kansas City gave false information to Princeton Review to inflate rankings of business school -- and reveals e-mails in which officials say they faced donor pressure on ratings.
Professionalism Required
Federal appeals court says Case Western's medical school has right to revoke a degree over matters that go beyond purely academic performance.
Lowering the Bar
More law schools are admitting less qualified students. Are they prepared for what happens next?