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Turn Back the Clock
The Education Department's take on the definition of "clock hour" programs is too broad and could unfairly cut into federal aid, say a Texas state agency and for-profits.
To Be or Not to Be?
Is it time for the American Philosophical Association to be euthanized? A philosopher appointed to a committee to look into the organization’s future asks the provocative question.
Standing Their Ground
A gathering of presidents from more conservative Christian colleges discusses what to do about controversies surrounding gay and lesbian students.
Make It Mandatory?
New study finds that community college students often don't take advantage of academic support that could help get them to graduation. The solution may be to make those offerings required.
Guarding Catholic Identity
With declining numbers of priests and nuns serving as presidents, the trustee role needs to change, Catholic college leaders are told.
Race Matters
The Department of Education admits failing to include black students in its calculation of loan repayment rates in run-up to gainful employment. The mistake will fuel for-profit claims of unfair treatment by feds.
Full Sail in the Spotlight
Mitt Romney singled out the university while praising for-profits as cost-effective. Full Sail graduates 78 percent of its students, but is it really the better value Romney suggested?
Massive Courses, Sans Stanford
The instructors of Stanford's massively open online artificial intelligence course spin their idea into a for-profit venture.