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Luzerne County Community College is on probation with its accreditor, in part because of concerns about leadership. But the president, who was hired without a search, may have his contract renewed.
Death at Notre Dame Led Other Universities to Change Policies
In the year since a student at the University of Notre Dame died when the aerial lift on which he...
Southern-Baton Rouge Switching to 4-Day Class Schedule
Southern University at Baton Rouge is ending Friday classes next semester, condensing the course schedule to a four-day week, The...
Judge Rejects Conservative Students' Suit Against U. of Wisconsin
A federal judge has rejected a conservative student group's suit against the University of Wisconsin at Madison over student fees...
Witch Hunts and Men
In today’s Academic Minute, Cornell University's Mary Beth Norton explores why the Salem witchcraft crisis was statistically more dangerous for...
Unions Eye British Private Higher Ed
But leaders of a growing sector of academe vow to fight these efforts. Issue could come up at for-profit institutions as well.
It's Your Money. Spend It.
Tight times have led many colleges to centralize budget decisions, but U.Va. moves in opposite direction, hoping departmental control over costs will spur creativity.
New Presidents or Provosts: Berea College, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Fielding Graduate U., Northeast Iowa CC, Skagit Valley College
Kathleen Enz Finken, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, has been named provost...