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Harkin Lambastes For-Profit Recruiting; GAO Defends Report on the Colleges
Another day, another flurry of activity related to federal regulation of for-profit colleges. The Government Accountability Office announced Tuesday that...
Utah Legislators Want to Charge Students for Excess Credits
Utah legislators are considering a proposal to raise tuition rates substantially (to cover the full costs of instruction) for students...
Academic Minute: Love
In today’s Academic Minute, Lynn Bruner of Lock Haven University outlines the positive psychological aspects of loving and being loved...
U.S. Bars Career College Group From Meeting on Pay Rule
When the U.S. Education Department holds a meeting today to gather feedback about new rules on incentive compensation, many interested...
Social Psychologists Consider Bias Against Conservatives
The annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology this year was dominated by a talk charging that...
Racial Slur Prompts Debate at U. of Alabama
Robert E. Witt, president of the University of Alabama, sent an e-mail to all students and faculty members denouncing the...
Academic Minute: Intelligence and Politics
In today’s Academic Minute, Alma College's William Gorton reveals that while Americans have displayed increasing intelligence over the past century...
Cost of Compliance With Aid Rules Hurts Students, Survey Asserts
College financial aid offices are so pinched by the costs of complying with federal regulations that they are shortchanging students...