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New Tactic on Salary and Benefits
Faculty unions consider whether they win or lose when they agree to combine funds for the two big-ticket items of contracts into a single pot of money.
Med School Applications and Enrollments Jump
Number of applicants rises by 8 percent and enrollees hit a record, as medical schools expand their classes in push to increase production of doctors.
Beyond the Blue Book
A new center at Penn State could redefine testing for students used to filling in bubbles (or blanks). For extra credit, it could also curb cheating.
Genocide Deniers
Academics shun those who say Holocaust didn't take place. What about scholars who play down what happened in 1915 to Armenians? Why do Turkey and the Bush administration prop up such scholars?
Ending an Experiment
Education Department decision to kill off program aimed at reducing loan defaults troubles guarantors, lawmakers and even advocates for students.
Assessing the Faculty Role in Sports Oversight
In wake of report on professors' aloofness from issues facing their colleges' athletics programs, panelists at a Knight Commission summit explore the reasons why.