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For-Profit College Vows Funds for Some Unemployed Graduates
Westwood College, which has been among the institutions singled out by U.S. senators critical of for-profit colleges, announced Wednesday that...
Group Formed to Defend Texas Higher Ed
A new organization -- the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education -- has been launched to defend the state's...
Rutgers Board Walls Off Dissent
Critics of college trustees frequently accuse them of being isolated. The Board of Governors of Rutgers University on Wednesday literally...
Harvard Shifts Plans for New Science Campus
Harvard University is shifting the plans for its new science campus in Allston, The Boston Globe reported. While the new...
State College System to Remain Open Even if Minn. Government Shuts
With Minnesota facing a government shutdown because its political leaders are at odds over a budget plan, the Minnesota State...
Historians Abandon 'Precirculated Papers'
Many attendees of large scholarly gatherings complain that sessions in which long papers are read aloud rarely excite the audience...
Court Restores Wisconsin's Law Barring Public Unions
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's controversial new law barring most collective bargaining by public employees --...
Davidson Turns Over a Tough Job to Goats
Kudzu is out of control on Davidson College's paths and trails, and officials fear that the growth could lead to...