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Uncharted Territory
A public/private partnership aimed at strengthening international enrollments and programming at Oregon State has promise, but has come at the cost of the English Language Institute's accreditation.
'Off-Track Profs'
Like the rest of higher education, elite universities have grown increasingly reliant on non-tenure-track faculty members. Leaders of those institutions...
No Stranger to Higher Ed
Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court, has held faculty positions at two universities and ruled in several cases that affected academe.
Opinion
Counterpoint: Why We Choose Direct Lending
In response to an essay last week, four financial aid directors explain their reasons for supporting President Obama's student loan proposal.
Ayers Again Barred From Canada
William Ayers, the one-time Weather Underground leader who has become a leading education researcher at the University of Illinois at...
Job Growth in College Towns
College towns are faring much better than other localities in the current economic climate, according to an analysis in Forbes...
Tenure in a Digital Era
MLA and humanities consortium start effort to be sure scholars up for promotion receive fair evaluations of electronic contributions -- and to give peer review a needed update.
Forced Transparency
Following series of controversial political appointments, chancellor position for Alabama Community College System now must be publicly advertised when vacant.