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StraighterLine Lands U. of Phoenix as Partner
StraighterLine, a low-cost online course provider, has signed up the University of Phoenix as its 27th partner college. A larger...
Alliance Pushes to Save Pell From 'Super Committee'
The Student Aid Alliance, a group of 74 higher education associations, advocacy groups and other organizations, announced a lobbying campaign...
Suit Says Being Tough Cost Utah Valley Prof His Job
Steven Maranville has sued Utah Valley University, charging it with breach of contract after he left a tenured appointment with...
U. of Sydney Debates Forum With Israeli Scholars
Some faculty members at the University of Sydney are calling for officials to call off a campus event with Israeli...
Medical School Applications, Enrollments Up
The number of first-time applicants to medical school increased by 2.6 percent in 2011, to 32,654, the Association of American...
Academic Minute: China’s Feng Shui Forests
In today’s Academic Minute, Christopher Coggins of Simon's Rock of Bard College explains how the Chinese practice of feng shui...
Fighting Off the Zombies
The Star-Ledger examines the growing popularity of large-scale anti-zombie warfare as a student game. Last week, students at both Drew...
CUNY Finds Success With Intense Remediation
The City University of New York, facing an increasing population of students who graduate from high school, sometimes with good...