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Apollo Empire Grows With British Acquisition
The Apollo Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, has purchased BPP Holdings, a major for-profit higher education...
College Librarians v. J.D. Salinger
Two groups that represent academic libraries -- the Association of Research Libraries and the Association of College and University Libraries...
Community Colleges Compete for Program a University Ends
After the University of Central Florida decided to eliminate its engineering technology program, it set off a competition among community...
Senate: $2.87 Billion for Ag Research (Plus $60M in University Earmarks)
The Senate on Tuesday approved a 2010 spending bill that would increase spending on agriculture research by about 5 percent...
Floods Hit U. of Louisville
The University of Louisville shut many programs Tuesday, and will have some programs closed today, due to record rainfall that...
Reporting on FERPA Wins Journalism Award
A national journalism organization has given its top First Amendment award to two Columbus Dispatch reporters for their investigative work...
Illinois Board Chairman Resigns Over Admissions Controversy
The chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees resigned Monday, the Chicago Tribune reported. Niranjan Shah was the...
Audit Finds Sallie Mae Subsidiary Overcharged U.S. by $22.3M
The Education Department's inspector general said Monday that Sallie Mae had overbilled the U.S. Treasury by $22.3 million in payments...