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Advocacy Group Sues GAO Over For-Profit Report
Continuing its campaign against federal efforts to dramatically toughen oversight over for-profit colleges, an advocacy group on Wednesday sued the...
Academic Minute: Chinese New Year
In today’s Academic Minute, Anthony DeBlasi of the State University of New York at Albany describes some of the distinct...
Ex-President of Stevens Tech Agrees to Repay Controversial Loans
Harold Raveché, who resigned last year as president of Stevens Institute of Technology, has agreed to pay off more than...
Osteopathic Medical Schools See Application Surge
The 26 osteopathic medical schools in the United States have received more applications for admission during this academic year --...
Online Courseware's Existential Moment
Historically, universities such as Columbia, Oxford, Yale, Princeton and Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have defined their value...
College Affordability Is Public's Top Worry
More Americans who identify themselves as struggling economically are worried about the affordability of higher education than about any other...
Opinion
Honesty on Application Essays
With vendors buying and selling the words that supposedly got students in, it's time to admit that these words aren't typically decisive, and that may be a good thing, writes Scott Anderson.
New Level of Collaboration in Britain
Two research universities will share some academic appointments, degree programs and overseas ventures.