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The Summer Swarm
Community colleges and for-profit universities are seeing expected enrollment increases due to the down economy, but students are flocking to many four-year colleges this summer, too -- and finding friendlier aid policies at some institutions.
The Best University?
Peer evaluations filled out by Clemson officials partially show they didn't conspire to game U.S. News rankings. But president ranked its undergraduate program higher than Harvard and Berkeley.
Summer Flu, Fall Headaches?
Summer's here, but swine flu is still spreading on college campuses. According to one expert, this could forebode even more cases -- and unexpected strain on health centers -- in the fall.
Wife of UNLV President Apologizes for Clashes
Bonnie Ashley has apologized for the tone of her communications with staff members at the University of Nevada at Las...
Economic Realities and Admissions
Surveys by NACAC finds high schools reporting more students being influenced by cost, and colleges seeing signs of those choices.
Canadian Professors Lose Fight Against Google E-Mail
An arbitrator has rejected the grievance of the faculty union at Lakehead University, in Ontario, that the institution violated professors'...
Schwarzenegger Wants More Part-Time Faculty at Community Colleges
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has a new solution to the budget problems at California's community colleges: more part-time instructors. The governor...
The Impact of Student Employment
As more undergraduates work to help pay college bills, studies offer a more nuanced analysis of how different sorts of work (and how much) affect grades.