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From 10% Admissions to 8% Admissions?
For months, Texas legislators have been lobbied about the state's "10 percent" admissions law, which admits all high school graduates...
Illinois Online Program Disappoints, but Still Awards Bonuses
The Global Campus of the University of Illinois, an online program that has been controversial with faculty members, has had...
Impact of Rankings in Global Higher Ed
It's not just U.S. News. Rankings of various types are having an impact on higher education all over the world...
Tough Love for the Humanities
WASHINGTON -- While he described himself as “stunned” to be chosen as this year’s Jefferson Lecturer, Leon Kass was hardly...
Providence Mayor Details His Plan to Tax Colleges
The mayor of Providence, David N. Cicilline, has been floating ideas for weeks on how to get tax revenue out...
The Cost of Letting Medical Residents Get a Little Sleep
For years, various groups have urged that academic medical centers should reduce the total hours and consecutive hours that medical...
Brandeis Suspends Contributions to Retirement Funds
Brandeis University has told all employees that it will suspend for one year any institutional contributions to retirement funds. The...
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College officials who complain about the ever-growing volumes of federal regulations that apply to their institutions have a new way...