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Senator Ups the Ante in Dispute With Higher Ed Group
Senator Claire McCaskill on Thursday stepped up pressure on a top higher education lobbying group to turn over copies of...
NCAA and Pentagon Plan $30 Million Study of Concussions
As part of a White House summit today on concussions in youth sports, the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the...
Effort Brewing in Congress to Block College Ratings System
At least one House Republican is seeking to block the Obama administration’s efforts to develop a federal college ratings system...
IES Director to Leave Government for Spencer Foundation
John Q. Easton, director of the U.S. Education Department's research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences, will leave the government...
Lawsuit Filed to Keep Cooper Union Free
A graduate, two professors and two students are suing Cooper Union to try to keep it tuition-free. The petitioners, members...
House Panel Passes Science Bill That Concerns College Leaders
The House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology approved legislation Wednesday that would reauthorize the National Science Foundation...
Academic Minute: Inactivity and Depression
In today’s Academic Minute, Nancy Low, assistant professor of psychiatry at McGill University, discusses the correlation between these two afflictions...
Bald Eagles Compel Berry College to Punt on Stadium Site
Berry College has decided to build its new stadium elsewhere rather than risk disturbing the nest of two bald eagles...