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GAO Finds Lagging Student Outcomes at For-Profits
The Government Accountability Office on Wednesday released the latest in a recent series of reports requested as part of Sen...
Faculty Revolt at Columbia's Engineering School
Most department chairs and most faculty members at Columbia University's engineering school have signed letters of no confidence in Dean...
Justice Dept. Clears Datatel-SunGard Combination
Datatel and SunGard Higher Education announced Wednesday that the U.S. Justice Department has cleared a proposed combination of the two...
Academic Minute: Cultural Thinking and Problem Solving
In today’s Academic Minute, Dominik Guess of the University of North Florida explains how an individual’s approach to problem solving...
Obama Effort Seeks to Help Tribal Colleges
President Obama has signed an executive order calling on federal agencies to work to support tribal colleges and universities. The...
Protest at UCSD Leads to Expanded Library Hours
The University of California at San Diego has agreed to expand library hours -- including 24/7 hours in the main...
Huntsman Shifts on Climate Science
Jon Huntsman has tried to stand out in the Republican presidential field by, among other things, arguing that scientists should...
Academic Minute: Volcanoes Beyond Earth
In today's Academic Minute, Steve Anderson of the University of Northern Colorado explains how researching volcanism here on Earth can...