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Floods Disrupt Study Abroad Trips in Peru, Mexico
Twenty-one students and two faculty members from Gustavus Adolphus College are waiting for evacuation from an area near Machu Picchu...
Unlikely Backer for Black College Merger
In public, advocates for black colleges have been fairly unanimous in speaking out against a plan by Mississippi Gov. Haley...
U. of Montana Debates 4-Day Week
The University of Montana may deal with state budget cuts by adopting a four-day week for classes and work schedules...
Assessment Disconnect
Annual gatherings of student learning experts and accrediting officials reveal lots of assessment activity on campuses. But policy makers ponder whether it adds up to meaningful national progress.
Awaiting the Tablet
Will Apple's new electronic device galvanize the market for e-textbooks and transform higher education?
Oregon Voters OK Tax Increases
Oregon's normally tax-skeptical voters on Tuesday approved two tax increases that will limit further cuts to state support for education...
Take Two for GI Bill
WASHINGTON -- A veteran in Arizona was resorting to food banks. Others dropped out when they couldn’t pay the rent...
California Budget Idea -- Praised by Higher Ed -- Criticized
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pleased higher education leaders this month by proposing that the state's Constitution be amended to ensure...