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Tenure-o-meter
Meet the meta-analytic tool designed to boil down a scholar's life's work to the size of a credit score.
Appropriations as an Afterthought
With college lobbyists awaiting action on student loan reform, passage of 2010 spending bills get little attention. A quick review of what's in them.
HBCU Chiefs Address Grad Rates
Under renewed scrutiny about student degree attainment, presidents of historically black colleges say current measurements don't capture truth about outcomes.
Investigation of Charge of Education Dept. Politicization
The acting inspector general of the U.S. Education Department said in a letter Monday that her office would investigate Republican...
Stanford Pulls Billions in Assets Off Auction Block
Stanford University has decided not to try to sell about $5 billion in endowment assets in an auction, determining that...
Big Ten May Become Big Twelve
The Big Ten Conference will today announce that it is considering adding a 12th member, the Chicago Tribune reported. (The...
Wisconsin Governor Vetoes Bill on Regent Seats
Gov. Jim Doyle of Wisconsin has vetoed a bill that would have created districts for some members of the Board...
Paul Samuelson, Giant in Economics, Dies at 94
Paul A. Samuelson, one of the most influential scholars of economics, died Sunday at the age of 94. Samuelson was...