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Giving to Colleges Is Up 7.2%
Total hits $46,730,000,000 -- with more $100 million gifts than ever before.
Study of Words Used in NSF Grant Proposals
A new study ( abstract available here) in the Journal of Language and Social Psychology analyzed the words used in...
Simulating Oil Spills in the Lab
It turns out you can simulate an oil spill in the lab. In today's Academic Minute, Florida International University's Piero...
The Big Gift You Haven't Heard About
A $5 million donation may seem like small change in the era of Bloomberg's billions. But at community colleges the impact can be dramatic.
Controversial Interim for Chapel Hill
A scheduling fight over a controversial class on college athletics is back in the spotlight because one key player is now Chapel Hill's interim chancellor.
A Small Art College Will Close
Oregon College of Art and Craft will stop degree programs at end of semester.
Analysis of Gains in Higher Ed State Funding
State funding for public colleges and universities rose in 43 states this year, compared with increases in 32 states last...
Academic Minute: Simulating Oil Spills in the Lab
Today on the Academic Minute, Piero Gardinali, professor in the department of chemistry and biochemistry at Florida International University, describes...