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State Higher Ed Board Clips Wings of U. of Oregon President
The board that governs the Oregon University System has extended the contract of the president of the University of Oregon...
European Critique of International Rankings
A report being released today by the European University Association finds that international university rankings provide an “oversimplified picture," in...
Government Rejects Welsh Universities' Tuition-Raising Plans
The government agency in Wales charged with deciding whether local universities have developed adequate plans for ensuring accessibility to low-income...
Academic Minute: Pop's Classical Roots
In today’s Academic Minute, Mahlon Grass of Lock Haven University examines the inspiration many modern musical artists draw from classical...
British Academics Dubious of For-Profit Higher Ed
A new poll by the University and College Union, the main faculty union in Britain, has found deep skepticism of...
For-Profit College Vows Funds for Some Unemployed Graduates
Westwood College, which has been among the institutions singled out by U.S. senators critical of for-profit colleges, announced Wednesday that...
Group Formed to Defend Texas Higher Ed
A new organization -- the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education -- has been launched to defend the state's...