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Obama Honors Science Mentors
President Obama on Friday named 11 individuals and 4 organizations as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science...
Restoring the Faculty Voice
Public college professors from 21 states vow to start campaign to defend higher education's future.
The Sinking States
Appropriations for higher education are down again this year, study finds, and only stimulus funds that have now run out prevented deeper cuts.
Commencement Speakers Announced: Duke, Hartwick, Stanford, U. of Vermont
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2011: Duke University: John Chambers, the chairman and...
Opinion
The Flaw of Overall Rankings
Robert J. Sternberg turns to psychology research to explain why assigning ordinal numbers to colleges is inherently flawed.
For-Profit Colleges Open Another Front
Amid publicity blitz and vows of legislative intervention, the sector's primary trade group sues Education Department to block new rules. Suit faces uphill climb.
Threats Follow Glenn Beck Attacks on CUNY Scholar
Frances Fox Piven, a noted sociology professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, has become the target...
'Lessons From A Street-Wise Professor'
Landing a job in today’s economy is tough for most college graduates. For those seeking a career in the fine...