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Landfills
How much do you know about landfills? In today's Academic Minute, Binghamton University's Joshua Reno explains how becoming more aware...
All Rights Reserved
Decision to grant a publisher the right to print the writings of Aaron Swartz -- viewed by some as a martyr of the open-access movement -- sets off a debate about copyright.
Monitoring the Gatekeepers
Obama administration continues to turn up pressure on accreditors, promising in new letter to measure the agencies against their peers and urging more focus on student achievement and troubled colleges.
Illinois Approves Funding to Keep Colleges Open
After ten months without a budget, Illinois lawmakers approved $600 million to keep state colleges and universities open through the...
Defending Dennis Hastert Because He Fought Title IX
U of Chicago coach tells judge that former speaker, about to be sentenced for hiding hush money to cover up charges he molested boys, is "outstanding human being" for taking on U.S. Education Department.
New Emerson Logo Met With Derision
A new logo for Emerson College (at right) is receiving widespread criticism from students and alumni. “This new logo does...
Coalition Application Releases First Essay Prompts
The Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, a group of 93 leading colleges introducing an alternative to the Common Application...
Bangladeshi Professor Killed in Attack Claimed by Islamist Militants
A professor of English at Bangladesh's Rajshahi University was hacked to death on Saturday in an attack for which the...