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Amid Dispute, Higher Ed Chief Quits in Colorado
David E. Skaggs, executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, resigned Friday, after less than three years in...
Going For Distance
Online education is now part of "fabric" of public universities, a new study finds. But teaching on the Web is a lot of work, and professors are not happy about lack of support from administrators.
Berkeley Police Officers Played Key Role in Ending Kidnap Saga
The rescue of Jaycee Lee Dugard, kidnapped at age 11 in 1991 and freed only last week, has captured widespread...
Window on College's Troubled Soul
Habib Sadid has made himself an easy target. For many of his 22 years at Idaho State University, the professor...
Community College Will Let Donors Restore Courses
City College of San Francisco is going ahead with its idea of letting donors pay $6,000 to restore one of...
Israel and Academic Freedom
When political scientist at Ben-Gurion U. endorsed boycott of his country -- in article in the U.S. -- he set off debates in both nations about professors' rights.
Leveling the NSF Playing Field
National Science Board urges barring "voluntary" sharing of research costs that is widely seen as favoring wealthier universities in grant competitions.
Newly Tenured ... at Texas Woman's, Wagner, Western Michigan
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: Texas Woman's University--Mary Anderson, chemistry/physics--Carol Arnold, nursing--Brenda...