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In Recruitment Wars, a New Front
Some "poachers" look to exploit cash-strapped states, luring faculty to greener pastures.
Spatial Change
To facilitate more interactive teaching, one college considers a different type of classroom. The barriers to building it are instructive of sometimes conflicting trends in college planning.
Unexpected First Generation Path
Many small private colleges are having success with students whose families lack backgrounds in higher education.
The View on the Ground
Survey of financial aid officers finds moderate concern about loan availability and continued prevalence of college lender lists.
A Break From Purgatory, Barely
Margaret Spellings gives partial relief to accreditor of liberal arts programs, allowing it to approve new colleges but extending its recognition for 3 (not 5) years, citing lingering concerns.
'Sustainability Failures'
Mark J. O’Gorman’s presentation stuck out amid the normal conference fare. He wasn't in town to discuss "successes" or "best...
At Libraries, Taking the (Really) Long View
Storing digital data is becoming more essential to the work of librarians, who are trying to think in terms of the next 100 years -- a virtual eternity in computer time.