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High-Profile Sallie Mae Enters Low-Profile Tuition Insurance Market
A big name in student finance is entering a market that has been populated mostly by under-the-radar players: the practice...
Google Launches Research Institute in Germany
Humboldt University, Berlin's oldest university, announced Monday that Google is setting up a research institute there, the Associated Press reported...
Push to Protect Non-Tenure-Track Law Profs
An American Bar Association panel reviewing standards used to evaluate law schools is leaning toward requiring more job protection for...
Wikipedia Aims Higher
Looking to expand its alliances in higher ed, the publicly edited online encyclopedia holds an academic conference.
Going After 'Gainful'
WASHINGTON -- Weeks after the U.S. Education Department issued softened regulations designed to ensure that vocational programs prepare graduates for...
Jerry Brown Backs Suit to End Affirmative Action Ban
California Governor Jerry Brown filed a brief Friday backing a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the state's referendum banning the...
Outrage Over Salary Plan for New San Diego State President
A plan to pay Elliot Hirshman, the new president of San Diego State University, $400,000 -- $100,000 more than his...
U. of Texas Sues Over Warhol Portrait of Farrah Fawcett
The University of Texas System has sued Ryan O'Neal, the actor and long-time companion of the late Farrah Fawcett, charging...