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Moving Up by Moving Down
Many colleges seek to gain stature through sports. Birmingham-Southern switches from Division I to III and eliminates sports scholarships.
Opening Up the Elites
Presenting powerful new data, a researcher advocates "class based" affirmative action that credits students for overcoming backgrounds.
Mental Health Milieu
Health professionals ponder the complexities of serving mentally ill students, while protecting their privacy and preventing stigmatization.
Overlooked Again -- Community Colleges and Science
NSF panel members are stunned to find impact of community colleges in producing math and science graduates.
Proctor 2.0
New authenticating device would eliminate need for in-person oversight of students taking exams in distance learning programs.
Student Plagiarism, Faculty Responsibility
Ohio U. inquiry finds "rampant" academic misconduct by graduate students -- and holds professors accountable.
Billions to Spare
Harvard alumni preparing for 25th reunion decide alma mater's endowment doesn't need support, but African students do.