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Senate Confirms Top Obama Education and Labor Aides
Two high-ranking nominees in the Obama administration have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Martha J. Kanter, under secretary of...
Premature Publication
The leaders of some British universities found themselves sharing a little more information than expected when a journal published their...
Colleges, Granted Flexibility, Increase Endowment Payouts
Colleges in most states have, since a national change made in 2006, been granted the authority to spend endowment money...
Colleges Make It More Expensive to Pay With Credit Cards
Colleges are making it more expensive for families to pay tuition bills with credit cards. USA Today reported that a...
5,500 Pound Slab of Fudge
Lansing Community College appears to have set a new world record for the largest slab of fudge. The Lansing State...
2 Wins for Academic Labor
Wisconsin's budget bill, signed into law on Monday, gives collective bargaining rights to academic employees in the University of Wisconsin...
Smaller Endowments Are Outperforming Larger Ones
The national economic downturn appears to be reversing the long-standing trend in which larger college endowments earn more than smaller...
Private Colleges Report Small Tuition Increases
A survey of private colleges has found that they are increasing tuition and fees by an average of 4.3 percent...