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Getting Students in the Zone

Some colleges are hoping biofeedback technology will help students defeat stress and perform better on tests and in subjects such as math.

New Test for Bias in Peer Review

Economist suggests a focus on the relative impact of articles adjacent to one another in journals.

Reforming the Requirement-Free Curriculum

Brown U. considers how to improve students' educational experience -- while not taking away their freedom. Among the strategies: e-portfolios and being overt about priorities.

Extended Relief for Student Borrowers (and Lenders)

Congressional leaders agree to extend for a year the "temporary" law that has been credited with ensuring availability of federal student loans.

Mismatched Minorities?

U.S. civil rights panel explores whether affirmative action leaves many black and Latino students more likely to fail in math and science.

Newly Tenured ... at UNC Asheville, U. of Notre Dame, Washington U. in St. Louis

The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: University of North Carolina at Asheville Joseph Berryhill, psychology...