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$80M Gift for Duke U.
The Duke Endowment of Charlotte on Monday announced a gift of $80 million to Duke University, which will be used...
Master of 'Disruption' Paints Gloomy Picture for College Leaders
WASHINGTON -- It's one thing for Clayton M. Christensen to share with a bunch of Washington think tankers his warnings...
Academic Minute: 'Genocide' and Libya
In today’s Academic Minute, Keith Pomakoy of Adirondack Community College examines the use of the term "genocide" in connection with...
Larry Summers Calls Facebook Movie 'Fairly Accurate'
At a Lawrence Summers speech in Boston Monday, the audience questions focused not on economic policy, but on his portrayal...
The Gray Wave
An onrush of aging professors will force colleges to find ways to shepherd faculty into retirement while keeping them part of the university community, experts say.
Commencement Speakers Announced: Gettysburg, Ithaca, Lafayette, Otterbein, Trine, Webster
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2011: Gettysburg College: Gwendolyn Dungy, executive director of...
Religion Financed With Student Fees
U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal by U. of Wisconsin of ruling that could greatly expand the kinds of sectarian activities eligible for support at public colleges.
For-Profit Colleges and Cal Grants
Career colleges shoot down plan to cut awards to their students, but new restriction would limit funds going to institutions with high loan default rates.