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Long Road to 'Gatekeeper' Courses
A new study of community college “gatekeeper” courses – those at the first level of college credit – raises as...
Commencement Speakers Announced: U. of Georgia, U. of Texas at Austin, Warren Wilson
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers: University of Georgia: Robert M. Gates, U.S. secretary of defense...
Movement, But Miles to Go
Data on associate degrees and certificates awarded show upturn -- but not nearly enough to put U.S. on track to Obama goal.
U.S. Approves New Stem Cell Lines for Researchers
The National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday that it had approved 13 new "lines" of embryonic stem cells to...
Suit: College Lowered Standards For Revenue
SUNY Cobleskill eased admissions and retention practices to get more tuition from unqualified -- mostly black -- students, a former dean says in a retaliation lawsuit.
Global Competition for Doctorates ... and Hockey
The economic downturn has led some leading American universities to scale back Ph.D. programs, but other countries are moving in...
NSF Report Recounts Scientific Misconduct Findings
A semi-annual report to Congress by the National Science Foundation's Office of the Inspector General documents five new cases of...