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E-Book, In-House
American Public University System taps professors to write e-textbooks. The move could be a cost-saving innovation, but will raise hackles among publishers and some faculty members.
Freeing Up Graduates
Louisville seminary, concerned about debt burden for graduates entering low-paying fields, will give full scholarships to all master's students by 2015.
Reinventing the Wheel
As political scientists debate whether their field knows how to diversify and to study those lacking power, Wheelock tries a different approach to the discipline.
Kentucky Showdown
Attorney general Jack Conway has taken on for-profit colleges in a big way -- and some of their leaders are donating to his opponent. But will his multi-state investigation run out of steam?
Sex, Booze Survive at Catholic U.
Students covered by policy keeping frosh men living separately from frosh women see no shortage of the activities the rules were designed to scale back.
Renew or Dismiss?
Luzerne County Community College is on probation with its accreditor, in part because of concerns about leadership. But the president, who was hired without a search, may have his contract renewed.
Advanced Degrees for Fire Chiefs
A fire chief without a college education sparks disagreement about growing value of degrees for firefighters.
Realistic or Radical?
Task force wants California's community colleges to focus on students who are more likely to graduate. Can that approach fly in a state where access always comes first?