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Border Dispute
Online colleges say cumbersome state-by-state approval processes are hurting them -- and America.
Stimulus for Humanities Job Market
American Council of Learned Societies and Mellon Foundation, worried about disappearance of posts, create fellowships that will give new Ph.D.'s two-year jobs at top colleges and universities, with health insurance and low teaching loads.
U. of Texas to Consider Merger of San Antonio Campuses
The University of Texas System announced Monday that it would study the possibility of merging its San Antonio campus and...
Correcting a Style Guide
American Psychological Association concedes its new manual has plenty of mistakes, but won't pay to provide error-free copies to faculty and students.
New Questions About Auburn Trustee
Bobby Lowder has long been a controversial trustee of Auburn University, seen by many as exercising too much control over...
Reforming the Humanities Ph.D.
Analysis of key effort to change doctoral programs offers insights into how they can cut time to degree and help grads land tenure-track jobs, and challenges assumptions on gender and what happens to those who leave programs.
Nobel in Economics Goes to Scholars at Indiana, Berkeley
The 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics will be shared by Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson. Ostrom, professor of...
Health Plans Faulted for Inattention to College Students
A nonpartisan group of student health experts issued a statement Saturday warning that none of the major proposals under consideration...