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Not So Full Recovery
Contributions to colleges increased by 0.5% in 2010, a negligible gain but much better than 2009's 12% drop. Alumni participation rate continued to fall.
Southwestern U. Will Keep Its Name
Southwestern University's board has voted to keep the institution's name, ending a period of study and debate over whether the...
Academic Minute: Economics and Climate Change
In today’s Academic Minute, Eban Goodstein of Bard College describes the economic costs associated with rapidly melting Arctic sea ice...
A Preventable Danger for Athletes
Condition that led to hospitalization of 13 Iowa football players is linked to pushing teams too hard.
New Learning Management Company Goes Open Source
Instructure, a new company offering learning management systems, is announcing today that it will make its system open source so...
Ethos Matters
Researchers find that institutional identity trumps policy when it comes to whether professors think their institutions value teaching.
Academic Minute: Green Construction
In today’s Academic Minute, Liliane Wong of the Rhode Island School of Design discusses the importance of adaptive reuse in...
Adjunct Wins Back Course
Following debate over academic freedom and job qualifications, Brooklyn College will let grad student teach course on Middle Eastern politics.