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Cornell Moves Against Grade Inflation
The Faculty Senate at Cornell University voted this month to stop releasing median grades in courses, as the university has...
N.J. Bill Would Punish Colleges for Paying Graduation Speakers
Backlash continues against the news that some colleges are paying big bucks for graduation speakers. Legislation has been introduced in...
Academic Minute: The Importance of Math
In today’s Academic Minute, Jeanine Meyer of the State University of New York at Purchase explains the everyday importance of...
Shaw U. Resumes Classes
Five weeks after a tornado forced Shaw University to end its spring semester early, the institution started a summer session...
British Faculty Union Backs Right to Wear Burqa
The leaders of the University and College Union, the primary faculty union in Britain, are backing the right of students...
Togo Closes Its Largest University
Government officials in Togo have shut the University of Lome, the country's largest university, following student protests, the Associated Press...
Surge in Contributions to '529' Savings Plans
Spending on "529" savings plans for college is up 75 percent in the last two years, the Los Angeles Times...
Lawmakers Probe SAT and ACT on Privacy
Two members of Congress -- Representative Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Representative Joe Barton, a Texas Republican -- are...