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Growth in International Applicants Slows
Number of foreign applicants to U.S. graduate programs increased by only 3 percent this year, survey shows, while about a third of schools saw declines.
A Rare Performance Review Do-Over
What happens when a professor understands her hiring to be a joint appointment but her contract reflects otherwise?
Professor for Hire
A one-time health professional and clinical professor saw only one way out of her postdoctoral financial woes: high-class prostitution.
When Students Pay for Convenience
Colleges confront swapping schemes in housing and course registration.
Division IV is Dead
NCAA panel tables idea of subdividing Division III, citing results from survey of members. But the study revealed significant lingering tensions among the nearly 450 not-so-like-minded colleges.
Das Ende for German at USC
Scholars are outraged by Southern Cal's decision to eliminate department. Do European languages need to be cut to make more room for Arabic and Chinese?
Scars in the Classroom
A new book focuses on students who cut themselves -- and write about it for English class.