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Summer Flu, Fall Headaches?
Summer's here, but swine flu is still spreading on college campuses. According to one expert, this could forebode even more cases -- and unexpected strain on health centers -- in the fall.
Economic Realities and Admissions
Surveys by NACAC finds high schools reporting more students being influenced by cost, and colleges seeing signs of those choices.
Wife of UNLV President Apologizes for Clashes
Bonnie Ashley has apologized for the tone of her communications with staff members at the University of Nevada at Las...
Canadian Professors Lose Fight Against Google E-Mail
An arbitrator has rejected the grievance of the faculty union at Lakehead University, in Ontario, that the institution violated professors'...
The Impact of Student Employment
As more undergraduates work to help pay college bills, studies offer a more nuanced analysis of how different sorts of work (and how much) affect grades.
Tenure's Value ... to Society
A judge ruled last week in Colorado that not only is tenure a good thing for the professors who enjoy...
More Rankings Rigging
U.S. News gave U. of Southern California top 10 status in engineering based in part on its faculty members who are in National Academy of Engineering. But the numbers don't add up and U.S. News never checked.
Pacem in Terris
At La Roche, an idealistic program to reach students from countries in conflict was too ambitious to sustain, and yet it transformed the institution.