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U. of Texas Official Nominated for White House Science Post
President Obama has nominated Sherburne (Shere) Abbott, director of the Center for Science and Practice of Sustainability at the University...
Maryland Finds Growing Racial Gap in Graduation Rates
In the past three years, Maryland's state university system has seen a sharp increase in the gap between the six-year...
Newly Tenured ... at Frostburg State, Trinity (Texas) and Ursinus
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Frostburg State University --Alemseged Abbay, history--Frank Ammer, biology--Peggy Biser...
Building Capacity, Slowly
New federal data show small increase in number of Americans enrolled in college in 2007 -- with fastest growth in for-profit sector.
Big Name, Thin Résumé
Roger Williams U. president's son given fund-raising job, even though he didn't meet advertised minimum qualifications. Should colleges hire presidential offspring?
Style: MLA, Updated.
With implications for how undergraduates write, and cite, Modern Language Association releases revised handbook for preparing research papers.
The Information Super-Library
California community college plans certificate curriculum combining traditional Great Books approach with electronic delivery.
College Women, College Men and Drinking
Female college students may be drinking excessively based on a false assumption. A study published in this month's Psychology of...