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The Obama Invite List
Who is headed to the White House today for the meeting with President Obama on college costs and productivity? According...
Higher Ed Policy Expert Named Bates President
Clayton Spencer -- a key figure in higher education policy setting -- was named Sunday as the next president of...
Language Problem
Enrollment growth in Middle Eastern language programs is slowing. For modern Hebrew, numbers are down.
Guidance on Diversity
Obama administration, reversing recommendations of Bush Education Department, offers colleges support for considering race and ethnicity in admissions.
Adjunct Promotion at a For-Profit
Grand Canyon University hires 98 adjuncts as full-time online professors in an attempt to boost student retention and faculty satisfaction.
Academic Minute: Freedom of Speech
In today’s Academic Minute, Erik Bleich of Middlebury College contrasts how Americans and Europeans value and protect freedom of speech...
A Decline in Doctorates
Number of research-oriented doctoral degrees fell slightly, with sizable decline in proportion awarded to temporary visa holders.
Rice Student Goes Online to Save His Butt
Duncan Eddy, a student at Rice University, has created a website called Save Duncan's Butt to try to raise enough...