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"Safer Sex Night" at Oberlin College has garnered a reputation for debauchery, but organizers are trying to tone it down and promote education.
Union U
Founded 1969 as a training center for organizers, the National Labor College aims to bolster the labor movement by focusing more on bachelor degree production and offering a broadened curriculum.
Ferreting Out Financial Aid Fraud
Congressional hearing prompted by U.S. report on for-profit colleges features under cover recordings but, with surprising heft, focuses on underprepared students (at all colleges) and concerns about distance education.
Donor Threat Leads to Change of Plans at Cal Poly
Michael Pollan, an expert on sustainable food and a target of many in the traditional food industry, will not be...
Did Money Raised at Irvine Go to Hamas?
The University of California is investigating whether a lecture by a pro-Palestinian speaker -- sponsored by the Muslim Student Union...
A Leveled Playing Field
State of Wisconsin agrees to award financial aid to students at small Christian university, reversing previous decision based on institution's accrediting status.
Back in the Oversight Business
After years of fighting, California creates new state bureau to monitor for-profit institutions; consumer advocates say agency has little authority and gives students false sense of security.
Believing in God and Evolution
A new movement is encouraging Christian colleges to embrace the teaching of evolution -- without giving up professors' or students' faith.