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In the Crosshairs
As some begin to question college presidents who aren't signing a letter demanding specific gun safety measures, most stay mum.
Opinion
NCAA Reform Gone Wrong
A decade of policies aimed at holding colleges accountable for athletes' academic performance has actually undermined the integrity of higher education, Gerald Gurney and Richard Southall argue.
Mission-Driven Change
A lowered age of eligibility for Mormon missionaries is likely to ripple through higher education, pressuring the finances of LDS-heavy institutions and reshaping undergraduate culture for those of the faith.
Dangerous Curves
To test limits of Johns Hopkins professor's scaled grading policy, all of his students boycott the final -- and all get As as a result.
Discretionary Discipline
Two Texas sports officials -- a black female track coach and a white male football coach -- had affairs with students, but only one was fired. Critics say double standards are at work.
Opinion
Research to Improve Retention
Colleges can identify those at risk of dropping out, and then provide services and adopt policies to keep these students enrolled, writes Robert J. Sternberg.
Don't Call Me That
Some adjuncts are asking students not to address them as "professor."
Closing Down the 'Roach Motel'
As Stanford spurs discussion of trimming time-to-degree for Ph.D.s, CUNY offers model for public institutions that might want to kill tradition of grad school as a place you "check in and never check out."