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Beyond Playing Defense
As Spellings speech approaches, 6 college groups acknowledge higher ed's "challenges" and embrace need for change.
Outside Help for 'Coaching' Students
Diane Wojdag has stopped and started a few times en route to a college degree. Since beginning school at Northeastern...
House Panel Backs NIH Extension
Committee passes bill that would aim for 5% increases for biomedical research, but rebuffs effort to raise that ceiling.
Assessing Learning Outcomes
Academic leaders discuss methods of measuring student learning and giving consumers best information about colleges' offerings.
Does Tobacco Money Taint Research?
U. of California urged to bar grants from cigarette companies. Both sides say academic values are at stake.
The Next Level of Open Source
Going a step beyond free course materials, Yale will put videos of selected courses online -- available free to anyone.