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Lawmakers: FAFSA Should Use 'Prior-Prior Year' Data
Several dozen congressional lawmakers on Thursday urged the Obama administration to use its existing authority to allow students to apply...
Italian Rector Criticized for Judging Beauty Contest
Academics in Italy and elsewhere are criticizing Eugenio Gaudio for leading the judging of a student beauty pageant at the...
United Apologizes to Northwestern Chaplain
United Airlines on Wednesday issued a formal public apology to Tahera Ahmad, an associate chaplain and the director of interfaith...
Academic Minute: Mathematical Foundations
In today's Academic Minute, Martin Krieger, a professor at the University of Southern California, provides a fascinating analysis on the...
Universities U.K. Opposes Academic Boycott of Israel
The board of Universities U.K. issued a statement on Wednesday rejecting academic boycotts on the grounds that “they are inimical...
Bill Gates on College Completion
Bill Gates is among a group of rich college dropouts people often cite when questioning the value of a college...
Former Education Dept. Official Jim Shelton Joins 2U
James H. Shelton, former U.S. deputy secretary of education, is joining 2U as the online program management company's first chief...
$400M Gift Will Endow Harvard's Engineering College
A Harvard University alumnus donated $400 million to endow the institution's engineering college, which will jump-start Harvard's stalled effort to...