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Congress and the White House are deadlocked over expensive ways to keep the interest rate low on some student loans for a year. Jason Delisle offers a long-term alternative that would help more students and cost the government nothing.

University presses head to the publishing industry's annual confab. Scott McLemee tags along.

With concern growing about the cost of federal student aid, policy makers need a better tool for gauging how program changes would affect different students and colleges. Bill Goggin proposes one.

Mary E. Daly writes about why academics in Ireland – and any country that relies on oral history – are closely watching a fight over access to testimonies held at Boston College.

Sue V. Rosser writes about the importance of looking for signals -- both in policies and in attitudes -- in evaluating whether a department will be supportive of female scientists.

Do public universities subsidize their athletics programs too much? John V. Lombardi compares the totals to their library spending and asks: What's an acceptable ratio?

International comparisons of universities play a valuable role, but some governments are abusing their findings, writes Phil Baty.

China strives to build world-class universities, but can it develop the equivalent of the University of California? Cristina González asks.