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Default Rates, Maligned, Rise to 5.2%
Proportion of 2006 borrowers who failed to repay student loans grew, with career institutions leading the way.
An Ambitious Approach to Overseas Expansion
Duke's business school announces a plan to establish a global network of campuses, all with multiple programs -- and to bring the rest of the university on board.
A Professor Without Her Claimed Degrees
A dance scholar -- who had previously taught at 2 universities and won acclaim for work with China -- quits after discovery that she didn't have the education she listed.
Graduate Enrollments Are Up, but Uneven
Gains are greater for foreign students than those from the U.S., for blacks than for whites, and for those studying in the health sciences than in other disciplines.
Getting Students in the Zone
Some colleges are hoping biofeedback technology will help students defeat stress and perform better on tests and in subjects such as math.
Reforming the Requirement-Free Curriculum
Brown U. considers how to improve students' educational experience -- while not taking away their freedom. Among the strategies: e-portfolios and being overt about priorities.