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Ending an Experiment
Education Department decision to kill off program aimed at reducing loan defaults troubles guarantors, lawmakers and even advocates for students.
Genocide Deniers
Academics shun those who say Holocaust didn't take place. What about scholars who play down what happened in 1915 to Armenians? Why do Turkey and the Bush administration prop up such scholars?
Schwarzenegger Vetoes DREAM Bill for Immigrant Students
Governor also vetoes bill sought to pressure publishers to lower textbook prices, but signs competing bill that publishers backed.
A SMART Move?
Aid officials say Education Department's new guidance on aid program for science majors makes it even less accessible to students and more difficult to administer.
A Common Complaint
Reversing course after criticism, the Common Application will again start allowing students to modify already submitted materials for individual colleges.
American Studies on Offense and Defense
Scholars consider how to get more engaged in the political process -- and how to fend off attacks on what they do.
Student, Interrupted
An Eastern Illinois student with post-traumatic stress disorder was essentially forced out of college after having a flashback in class.