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Campus Flu Reports Down, but Survey Captures First 2 Deaths
Colleges and universities reported a 27 percent drop in the number of new cases of likely H1N1 flu, but the...
Tragedy Strikes During Biology Assignment
Jessica Goode, 23, a student at Ferrum College, was shot and killed Tuesday, and another student was shot in the...
Metro State Dismisses Tenured Professor
The board of Metropolitan State College of Denver has voted to fire Angelina De La Torre, a tenured professor of...
Qualities That Promote Transfer
Using community colleges in Texas as models, a new report suggests that there are common features present at colleges that...
Obama Wants to Send 100,000 Students to China
China and the United States on Wednesday announced a series of steps to improve relations between the two countries. One...
Affirmative Action at Israeli Universities
About 2,000 students at Israeli universities were admitted under affirmative action programs designed to diversify the student bodies, according to...
Staffing Up, Part Timers Down
Federal data on postsecondary employees show work force growing through fall 2008, and slight dip in proportion of instructors working part time.
All Eyes on Pittsburgh
Mayor pushes 1 percent tax on tuition, stirring up anger at the city's colleges and worries elsewhere that other localities might try similar approaches.