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Obama Effort Seeks to Help Tribal Colleges
President Obama has signed an executive order calling on federal agencies to work to support tribal colleges and universities. The...
Protest at UCSD Leads to Expanded Library Hours
The University of California at San Diego has agreed to expand library hours -- including 24/7 hours in the main...
Huntsman Shifts on Climate Science
Jon Huntsman has tried to stand out in the Republican presidential field by, among other things, arguing that scientists should...
Volcanoes Beyond Earth
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Northern Colorado's Steve Anderson explores how researching volcanism here on Earth can shed...
The Problem Solvers
What, if anything, can a former hedge fund analyst and his motley crew of Silicon Valley number-crunchers teach higher education?
Questions of Quality
New research attempts to better compare the performance of for-profit colleges with nonprofits by controlling for differences in student populations, with largely negative results for the industry.
Caught on Camera
After video surfaces online, Dean College officials expel students who attacked a peer on campus in broad daylight, along with those who witnessed the altercation and did nothing.
Accreditor Punishes La. College for Board Upheaval
The college commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools placed two colleges on probation and imposed lesser sanctions...