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Scholars Debate Tying Pell Grants to College Completion
One way to make federal financial aid go further in a time of rising tuition prices is to link Pell...
GRE Sees Big Increase in Test-Taking in India
GRE volume was up about 5 percent in the United States in 2013, and by larger percentages in some other...
NYU Adds Requirements for Internship Listings
The career center at New York University, responding to student pressure, is asking more of entities wanting to list internships...
Common Application Will Keep Essay Prompts
The Common Application announced Tuesday that it is keeping the current essay prompts (and word limit of 650 words). When...
UCLA, USC Investigate Racist, Sexist Fliers
Officials at the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Southern California are identifying racist and sexist...
Academic Minute: Jupiter's Red Spot
In today’s Academic Minute, Philip Marcus of the University of California at Berkeley explains the persistence of Jupiter’s Great Red...
Wayne State Defends Dean Who Sparked Professor Resignation
Wayne State University is standing by Farshad Fotouhi, dean of the College of Engineering, whom faculty members have accused of...
Little Interest in E-Textbooks Among U. of Iowa Students
An electronic textbook pilot has, once again, reported lukewarm interest among college students -- this time at the University of...