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Left Off
Karen Head recalls how she has been consistently advised in advancing through her academic career to leave her associate degree off her C.V. She ignores the advice.
Fighting for Survival
Public historically black colleges face stress on all fronts. Will some fail? Are some being deserted by their states?
Corinthian's Phasing-Out
Corinthian Colleges and the Education Department strike a deal to keep the for-profit chain afloat long enough to sell or "teach out" its 107 campuses.
Top Students Shun Teaching
Teacher training programs in Australia are attracting fewer and fewer of the brightest students entering the country's universities.
Holding Off on Gay Faculty
Pressure grows at Mennonite institutions to end ban on hiring non-straight professors. Eastern Mennonite U., which many hoped was about to shift, declines to do so. But it leaves in place suspension of policy.
Corinthian's Cloudy Future
Corinthian Colleges Inc. teeters on the brink as the Education Department delays payments, raising worries about what will happen to the for-profit's 72,000 students.
Complex Problem, Complex Solution
Colorado's fix for remedial education is multipronged rather than heavy-handed, and it seems to be working.
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Dr. Nurse
What prompts an English Ph.D. with tenure to move into nursing? Sean P. Murphy explains.