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Connecticut Governor Seeks Higher Ed Governance Overhaul
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday proposed an overhaul of governance of higher education. He would create a single...
Report Questions Validity of Measures of Students' Need for Remediation
The predictive value of the tests that most community colleges use to decide which students should need developmental courses before...
U. of Kentucky's Tribute to Coal
When the University of Kentucky announced that its new basketball dormitory would be named, at the request of donors with...
Academic Minute: Valentine's Day Economics
In today’s Academic Minute, Duke University's Dan Ariely discusses the purely economic side of decisions about Valentine’s Day gifts. Find...
Questioning the 'Citation Advantage'
What if everything you knew about the incentives for publishing in an open-access journal was wrong? That is the provocative...
Reform for Student Health Plans
The U.S. government says it will include student insurance plans in the health care overhaul, in some cases requiring colleges to strengthen their coverage for students.
Could Be Worse
As House leaders propose cuts in 2011 spending, programs important to colleges and students would fare comparatively well (so far).
Berkeley Reconsiders Athletics Cuts
The University of California at Berkeley is reconsidering a plan to eliminate five athletic teams, The New York Times reported...