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Fight Over Stimulus Funds in Massachusetts
An advocacy group for public higher education in Massachusetts has filed a federal complaint charging the state with diverting federal...
Split Over Open Access
10 university press directors back requirements for free online versions of federally sponsored research -- even as presses' association fights to end such a requirement.
'Manipulating,' Er, Influencing 'U.S. News'
ATLANTA -- Higher education's love-hate relationship with college rankings was on full display here this week at the annual forum...
Similar Selectivity, Dissimilar Graduates
Institutions that admit students of similar caliber do not graduate them in comparable numbers, new report finds.
In Living Color
It's been weeks since allegations surfaced that Jacksonville State's president plagiarized, but bloggers have resurrected the controversy with illustrations that show the extent of the alleged borrowing.
Progress Pledged on Dealing With Visa Delays
The State Department has pledged to speed up the visa review process for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from outside...
'Faring Well' or Disappearing?
WASHINGTON -- While women are underrepresented on the science faculties of research universities, they are more likely than men to...
Harvard Will Announce Endowed Chair in Gay Studies
Harvard University plans to announce this week that it is creating an endowed visiting professorship in lesbian, gay, bisexual and...