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Literature Review on Remedial Education
MDRC, the research organization, this week released "Unlocking the Gate," a literature review on what is known about remedial education...
House Panel Would Cut $20 Million from NEH Budget
A House of Representatives appropriations subcommittee on Thursday backed legislation that would provide $20 million less to the National Endowment...
MLA Calls for Colleges to Offer Language Programs
Amid numerous proposed cuts to language programs in higher education, the Executive Council of the Modern Language Association has issued...
Questions About 2 Papers by Harvard Biologists
One paper involving a Harvard biologist has been retracted, and another has been withdrawn, The Boston Globe reported. The retracted...
Who Gets In to Oxbridge?
A new report by the Sutton Trust has added to concerns about inequities in Britain's elite universities, Times Higher Education...
New Competition in the UK
Many British universities plan to recruit more top students under government's plans.
E-phemeral E-Books
In a bid to stoke interest in e-books, some university presses let students and scholars rent electronic volumes for a fraction of the full price.
Harmonic Mergers
Bard College pairs with Longy School of Music. Leaders see more partnerships between independent art institutions and large universities on the horizon.