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Trustee Quits, Citing Lack of Information
William Stewart has resigned as a trustee of Southwestern College, a community college in California, saying that the administration was...
Buying Steak From Alma Mater
Colleges have long been known for sale of T-shirts, coffee mugs and so forth. The latest item for sale, reported...
Sequestration and Financial Aid
A few hours before President Obama signed an order officially instating across-the-board spending cuts Friday night, the U.S. Education Department...
Colorado's Universities Oppose Push for Limited 2-Year-College Bachelor's Degrees
Presidents of many of Colorado's four-year universities sent a letter last month in which they urged legislators to oppose a...
Some Russian Leaders Start to Fight Plagiarism
Rumors abound in Russia that many top leaders have degrees that they didn't really earn, but some officials are starting...
Survey: Prospective Students Still Focus on Sticker Price
Many admissions officers, not to mention college presidents, have for years complained that prospective students focus too much on "sticker...
Academic Minute: Urbanization and the Detective Novel
In today’s Academic Minute, William Marling of Case Western Reserve University traces the roots of the detective novel to the...
New U.S. Law Includes Sexual Assault Provisions for Colleges
WASHINGTON – The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday and now...