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The Incorrigible Institution
New penalties over academic fraud are only the most recent in Southern Methodist's history of breaking NCAA rules. Among the guilty: the university's renowned basketball coach, and a former official responsible for compliance with the rules.
More Degree Stacking
Number of undergraduates earning a first college credential falls as economy rebounds, according to new National Student Clearinghouse Research Center report.
Not Worth It?
New data from Gallup-Purdue survey find only half of alumni "strongly agree" that college is worth what they spent. Students with experiential learning opportunities and supportive professors were more likely to agree.
Opinion
Where the Football Union Fight Goes Next
Unless several crucial issues are dealt with swiftly and appropriately, write Christine Helwick and Jeffrey Orleans, they have the potential of totally upending college sports.
Measuring Motivation
Colleges are using a nonacademic skills test from ETS to try to boost graduation rates and in remedial course placement. One university gives the test to all its athletes.
More Than a Postdoc
The University of Southern California starts a program to train recent Ph.D. recipients to be better teachers and maybe get a leg up in the job market.
The 'Invisible' One in Four
Same survey that found high rates of female students reporting sexual assault finds that nearly a quarter of transgender students experience some form of sexual violence while in college.
Defunding for Diversity
Angered by an opinion essay criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement, some students at Wesleyan want to see the student government stop funding the newspaper.