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An Error With Consequences
For months, top administrators at Birmingham-Southern College believed they had weathered the economic downturn reasonably well. Then, this spring, an...
Teaching or Preaching?
The headline on the press release sure sounds like this is a case to be outraged over: "Ill. prof. fired...
Blackboard's Bid to Galvanize E-Texts
ORLANDO — In a series of moves that could give a boost to an e-textbook industry that has been treading...
Does the Messenger Matter?
Tom Harkin, the senator leading Congressional scrutiny of for-profit higher education, defends his reliance on an investor who bets that the sector has seen its best days.
Creating the Perfect Instructor
Researchers at British university determine which characteristics go into a professor who will be loved by students.
TIAA-CREF Resists Push to Divest Israel-Related Stocks
A group called Jewish Voice for Peace -- which is highly critical of Israel's government -- is organizing petitions and...
A Moving Goalpost
The academic benchmarks the National Collegiate Athletic Association uses to determine whether teams’ athletes are progressing toward graduation no longer...
Deep Layoffs and Cuts at Birmingham-Southern
Birmingham-Southern College has announced deep cuts and layoffs, following the discovery of errors in the way the college was awarding...