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'Off-Track Profs'
Like the rest of higher education, elite universities have grown increasingly reliant on non-tenure-track faculty members. Leaders of those institutions...
No Stranger to Higher Ed
Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, has held faculty positions at two universities and ruled in several cases that affected academe.
Opinion
Counterpoint: Why We Choose Direct Lending
In response to an essay last week, four financial aid directors explain their reasons for supporting President Obama's student loan proposal.
Dalai Lama a Savior at Florida International U.?
The Dalai Lama has offered to donate $100,000 to help Florida International University raise other money to stave off the...
Mixed Verdict on Right of Palestinians to Study in Israel
Israel's Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the country's military could continue to use non-security related criteria to deny visas...
Ayers Again Barred From Canada
William Ayers, the one-time Weather Underground leader who has become a leading education researcher at the University of Illinois at...
Job Growth in College Towns
College towns are faring much better than other localities in the current economic climate, according to an analysis in Forbes...
Tenure in a Digital Era
MLA and humanities consortium start effort to be sure scholars up for promotion receive fair evaluations of electronic contributions -- and to give peer review a needed update.