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House Panel Addresses the Would-Be Student Loan Crisis
Acknowledging little impact so far on students or colleges, Congressional committee takes first steps to help lenders and protect borrowers if capital markets constrict further.
'American Higher Education Transformed, 1940-2005'
The history of American higher education since 1940 is full of dramatic changes -- the growth of the modern scientific...
Pardon Me, but Your Door Is Terribly Offensive
Lake Superior State University maintains that conservative political cartoons and images on a professor's door constitute harassment, not protected speech.
The Seniority Pay Cut
Colleges consider how to end salary compression and inversion – and whether it’s time to spend more on keeping faculty talent than getting new faculty talent.
Next Chapter for E-Books
New program from SUNY Press makes front-list, hardcover titles available simultaneously in electronic form at price it hopes students can afford.
'U.S. News' Adds Surveys That Could Alter Methodology
U.S. News & World Report may be on the verge of significant changes in its methodology. The magazine has sent...
Many Uses for 'New York Times' Distance Ed Venture
Instead of sifting through existing texts to find case studies suitable for his course, Matt Cookson decided to go straight...
Revising the Core Curriculum -- at 35 Colleges
After Georgia proposes a general education framework built around theme of globalization (rather than built up from disciplines), faculty fire concerns about content and procedure.