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Illinois State Lets Non-Employees Into Pension System
Illinois State University allows five nonprofit groups in the state to be counted as employees of the university, gaining them...
Tea Party and Others Try to Repeal California Dream Act
Tea Party organizers and others are gathering petitions for a statewide vote in California to repeal the state's Dream Act...
Virtual University Opens in Uganda
Ugandan higher education authorities recently authorized the Virtual University of Uganda to begin offering fully online programs, the first such...
Justice Dept. Won't Challenge College Apparel Oversight Program
The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday that it did not see antitrust problems with the Designated Suppliers Program, an effort...
Ponzi Scheme Hurts U. of Houston Athletic Fund
The Houston Athletics Foundation, an endowment that supports athletics programs at the University of Houston, lost more than 40 percent...
Faculty Governance System Restored at RPI
The faculty, key administrators and the board of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have all now approved a new system for faculty...
Limited Right to Confidentiality
Federal judge refuses to quash subpoenas seeking research interviews at Boston College, but says academic freedom issues merit consideration.
No Overhaul of Accreditation
Federal panel appears to have rejected idea of decoupling accreditation and financial aid eligibility, favoring less-dramatic changes to quality assurance system.