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As Institutional Researchers Meet, Studies Galore
Annual gathering of higher education's data experts offers research on colleges' cost efficiency, students' experiences with racial bias, and a different way of calculating graduation rates.
Data as a Tool to Improve Community Colleges
As major efforts to measure the effectiveness of two-year institutions mature, some institutions report significant, data-driven policy shifts to improve student learning.
A Lifeline for Students Left Behind
Western Michigan University launches major effort to educate those who've "aged out" of foster care.
Site Ends Sales of Faculty Papers
Amid professors' complaints, allacademic.com says it had permission to sell submitted works, but ceases its practices nonetheless.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Complaints
Exhibit of photographs on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Stanford U. elicited gripes over its location in the student union as well as its controversial captions.
Does Academe Hinder Parenthood?
2 new studies suggest that many professors, especially women, are less likely than other professionals or men in their field to have kids.