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U.S. Accreditation Official Out of a Job
Sudden departure of head of federal office seen as evidence of aggressive political push by Education Department leaders.
California Regulatin'
California has had anything but a proud history when it comes to monitoring its for-profit institutions. After all, this is...
Scrutiny for the Student Press?
In Grambling's temporary decision to suspend publication of campus paper, critics see fallout from a 2005 court decision.
Impediments to U.S. Push on Languages
Experts tell Senate panel that funding for foreign language study must grow and that emphasis on K-12 testing limits curricular innovation.
$600K for Fired Professor
Jean Cobbs, with backing from academic groups, said Virginia State revoked her tenure for her defense of colleagues and her politics.
A Stand Against Wikipedia
Middlebury's history professors, as a department, tell students they can't cite the popular (and not always accurate) Web encyclopedia.
The Gold Standard of Green Standards
As environmental push grows, more colleges are adopting specific, ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.