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In tough budget times, departures of top faculty set off debates over how to retain and lure away the best -- especially at flagships that appear targets for raids.
N.J. Bill Would Punish Colleges for Paying Graduation Speakers
Backlash continues against the news that some colleges are paying big bucks for graduation speakers. Legislation has been introduced in...
IRS's Next Target: Retirement Plans
WASHINGTON -- With their actions and their public comments, Internal Revenue Service officials have signaled in the last several years...
Academic Minute: The Importance of Math
In today’s Academic Minute, Jeanine Meyer of the State University of New York at Purchase explains the everyday importance of...
Shaw U. Resumes Classes
Five weeks after a tornado forced Shaw University to end its spring semester early, the institution started a summer session...
Lawmakers Probe SAT and ACT on Privacy
Two members of Congress -- Representative Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Representative Joe Barton, a Texas Republican -- are...
Senator Coburn Attacks NSF
Senator Tom Coburn, an Oklahoma Republican known for his efforts to limit federal spending, on Thursday issued a report attacking...
ROTC Will Return to Yale
Yale University announced Thursday that the Reserve Officers Training Corps would be returning to the institution, with a Naval ROTC...