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Southern-Baton Rouge Switching to 4-Day Class Schedule
Southern University at Baton Rouge is ending Friday classes next semester, condensing the course schedule to a four-day week, The...
Judge Rejects Conservative Students' Suit Against U. of Wisconsin
A federal judge has rejected a conservative student group's suit against the University of Wisconsin at Madison over student fees...
Witch Hunts and Men
In today’s Academic Minute, Cornell University's Mary Beth Norton explores why the Salem witchcraft crisis was statistically more dangerous for...
Unions Eye British Private Higher Ed
But leaders of a growing sector of academe vow to fight these efforts. Issue could come up at for-profit institutions as well.
It's Your Money. Spend It.
Tight times have led many colleges to centralize budget decisions, but U.Va. moves in opposite direction, hoping departmental control over costs will spur creativity.
Battle for Survival
Faculty unions in Ohio are locked in a battle for survival as they attempt to repeal a law that limits collective bargaining rights for their members.
New Presidents or Provosts: Berea College, Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, Fielding Graduate U., Northeast Iowa CC, Skagit Valley College
Kathleen Enz Finken, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, has been named provost...
Advanced Degrees for Fire Chiefs
A fire chief without a college education sparks disagreement about growing value of degrees for firefighters.