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Texas Governor Wants $10,000 Degrees
Governor Rick Perry wants public colleges and universities in Texas to develop bachelor's degrees that would cost students only $10,000...
In Reversal, U. of Iowa Allows Porn Film
Last year, when students at the University of Iowa wanted to screen "Disco Dolls in Hot Skin (in 3D!)," a...
Academic Minute: Photographs of Lincoln
In today’s Academic Minute, John Baick of Western New England College takes a look at photographs of Abraham Lincoln and...
Blackboard Will Offer a Free Platform to Professors
Blackboard has made its name on selling Blackboard Learn, its industry-leading learning management system (LMS), to universities. But professors will...
Bill Would Force U. of Iowa to Sell Jackson Pollock Painting
The chair of the Iowa House Appropriations Committee has introduced a bill to force the University of Iowa to sell...
Thousands of Michigan Students Will Lose Food Stamps
Michigan is tightening the rules of Food Stamp eligibility to bar up to 20,000 college students from the program, The...
Report Finds Green Funds Increasing; Investment Returns Strong
Colleges' “green revolving-funds” -- money set aside to provide up-front capital for investments that reduce environmental impact, such as light...
Community Colleges May Collaborate to Save on Health Insurance
Eleven community colleges in Illinois are considering a plan to join forces on health insurance so that their larger pool...