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Freshmen at Brown had no idea that anyone other than their academic advisers would be reading what they wrote, but their letters were being evaluated by writing instructors.
Protests at Wyoming Over Naming Center for Cheney
The University of Wyoming is facing protests over its decision to name a center for international students after Dick Cheney...
Rutgers Profs Delay Raises to Minimize Cuts
Rutgers University faculty members have voted to agree to delays in salary increases, with the goal of assuring that the...
The 2009 Higher Education Price Index: 2.3%
Academe's own version of the inflation rate, the Higher Education Price Index, fell to 2.3 percent in 2009, down sharply...
Pearson Formally Kicks Off Test to Challenge TOEFL
Pearson on Tuesday formally unveiled its new test of English skills for those seeking an education in the United States...
Think Tank in Vegas
The Brookings Institution and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas announced Tuesday that they would collaborate to bring a...
Last-Minute Additions
Facing enrollment “emergency,” Massachusetts community college adds 40 classes days before semester begins to accommodate unprecedented number of eleventh-hour registrations.