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New Leader for Lumina
Newly dominant education foundation picks Jamie Merisotis, head of think tank on college access, to lead its philanthropic and planned public policy efforts.
Southern Illinois President Cleared of Plagiarism
Faculty panel finds that Glenn Poshard’s citation "errors" in doctoral dissertation probably resulted from “carelessness" but not intentional wrongdoing.
Clinton's College Plan
Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic front runner for president in 2008, unveiled a college aid plan Thursday that would pour...
Ethics Rebellion in Psychology
Departments at Earlham, Guilford and Smith Colleges blast professional association for not going far enough to prevent use of field's knowledge to help interrogate those without due process rights.
The Graduate Education Mismatch
Political science study points out that some of what's missing in graduate education would make the new Ph.D.'s more desirable as job candidates -- especially outside research institutions.
How to Deal ... With Life
Vice is alive and well in the dorm. Now a group originating at Harvard Law School seeks to bring it into the teaching realm. Is poker a winning academic bet?
St. Thomas Agrees to Invite Tutu
Facing opposition from the ADL, a prominent poet's refusal to appear on campus, and student and faculty anger, university changes its mind. Did it change enough?