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Breakthrough, Bust, or Building Block?
As Amazon unveils new version of its Kindle reader and underscores implications for electronic textbooks, perceptions vary on whether step is transformative.
Conflict in the Plains?
President's appointment to agricultural company's board raise questions about priorities among professors and students at South Dakota State.
Classroom Failure, Postseason Ban
For first time, NCAA bars sports teams from championship play because of poor academic performance. Association's leaders admit that poorer institutions are more likely to face such penalties.
New Fair Pay Law Applied to Tenure Case
A federal judge has applied a new federal law on when people can file claims of discriminatory pay by employers...
The Sale of Waldorf
Liberal arts institution, unable to balance budget, will become part of a for-profit, online university. The college will survive and grow, but tenure and the Lutheran affiliation will soon disappear.
A Battle for the Sea (Grant)
U. of Alaska strips federal grant money from extension agent over his environmental "advocacy," drawing complaint that it bowed to agency's pressure.
'Higher Education on the Move'
WASHINGTON -- An estimated 2.9 million students worldwide are pursuing their educations outside their home countries, a 57 percent increase...