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Colorado Gov. Taps Cabinet Member to Head Higher Ed Agency
Weeks after the well-respected head of Colorado's Department of Higher Education quit in a spat with Gov. Bill Ritter, the...
Russia Arrests Historian Studying Stalin Era
Russian authorities have arrested a historian who was conducting research on the Germans sent to Arctic gulag camps during World...
Out-of-State Dreams
Can more non-resident students (who pay higher tuition) balance budgets of flagship universities? A growing number of institutions think so. Some experts doubt the plans will work; others fear a shift in values.
'A True Liberal Arts Education'
At a time when the liberal arts sector feels ever-increasing pressure to justify its own existence, and when colleges are...
University Sues Anonymous Blogger, and Student Surfaces
Butler U. says anonymous critic engaged in libel and defamation. He turned out to be an undergraduate writing about his stepmother's removal as department chair.
Harvard Group Rescinds Invitation to Anti-Immigrant Speaker
A Harvard University student group has rescinded an invitation to Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, to speak at...
Hot Seat
As frustration mounts in Congress and on campuses, the Department of Veterans Affairs attempts to explain a backlog of nearly 30,000 GI Bill benefit payments.
U. of Cal. Shelves Idea of Higher Fees for Some Majors
The University of California is shelving, but may return to, a controversial idea of differential tuition rates based on major...