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Higher Ed Groups Balk at Pentagon Rules for Education Aid
Several higher education associations have asked the Department of Defense to withdraw a new memorandum of understanding outlining the guidelines...
Utah Will Require Post-Tenure Review
The Utah Board of Regents on Friday voted to require all public colleges to have systems in place for period...
End-of-Life Transitions
In today’s Academic Minute, Brown University's Joan Teno explores the usefulness of the stressful transitions faced by the elderly in...
Fund-Raising Records for Universities in Europe and Canada
The Universities of Cambridge and Toronto have just announced fund-raising records for universities in Europe and Canada, respectively. Cambridge announced...
Ethics Without 'Thou Shall Not'
Anthropology association attempts to reshape its code without becoming an enforcement body.
Higher Ed Research Roundup
At annual gathering of scholars of academe, researchers discuss a potpourri of topics, including the state of for-profit colleges and the impact of no-loan policies.
All Aboard
An influential foundation says Massachusetts' community colleges need to do better on workforce development, and calls for more direct oversight by the state.
Pepper Spray Outrage
Video of police response at UC Davis leaves activists and academics furious -- and experts shaking their heads at a campus response to a nonviolent protest.