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Where Phones in Class Are OK
New courses about iPhone-application development teach students how to program and design -- and, if they're lucky, make money.
Perkins Loan Changes Trouble Many Financial Aid Officers
Most college financial aid officers oppose the Obama administration's plan for expanding but significantly altering the Perkins Loan Program, according...
International Admissions Fall
For the first time since 2004, the number of international students admitted to U.S. graduate schools has declined, report finds. Domestic applications, however, increase.
Brandeis Settles Suit on Science Building
Brandeis University has settled a lawsuit challenging its ability to replace a science building. The Wall Street Journal reported that...
Convicted Felon on Community College Board
Gov. Steve Beshear, Democrat from Kentucky, recently appointed a colleague with a rather checkered past to the Board of Directors...
Pushing Back on Requests for Salary Cuts
In this budget year, many faculties (unionized or not) have been asked by administrations to accept salary cuts or freezes...
More Questions on Ghostwriting in Science Journals
An article in The New York Times details the common practice of drug companies offering to ghostwrite articles in scientific...