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Committee Hears More on Regulatory Burden
WASHINGTON -- The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, which recently gathered hundreds of complaints about federal regulation for a...
More Dissent at RPI?
Two top administrators are leaving their positions at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, amid reports of possible conflicts (in one case) with...
U. of British Columbia Starts Canada's Largest Fund-Raising Drive
The University of British Columbia has started a campaign to raise $1.5 billion -- more than has been raised in...
Amid Controversy, Plan for Constitutional Law Center Withdrawn
A proposal to create a center on constitutional law at North Carolina Central University has been withdrawn amid criticism of...
3 Share Nobel in Medicine for Work on Immunity
Three researchers who focus on immunity were today awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Bruce A. Beutler and Jules...
New Path for Teacher Ed Reform
Obama administration wants states and colleges to focus on how teachers do once they enter the classroom, not whether they can pass a licensure test.
Frustrated Australian Academics
Many Australian academics are frustrated, to the point where they are considering leaving their current universities in the years ahead...
'No More Plan B'
Leaders of history association, arguing that academic job market isn't getting better, call for new ideas on career paths, and adjustments in doctoral education.