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Big Picture: Glimpses of Life in Academe From Around the World

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:16:00 EST

Board Chair Steps Down Amid Tension at Bethune-Cookman U.

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST

The departing chair angered other trustees by telling a newspaper that the university president had resigned. The board had hoped for a more orderly transition.

Obama Calls for Control of College Costs and Renewed Support for Higher Education

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

In a speech at the University of Michigan, the president said the United States must not become a nation where education is reserved for the well-to-do.

New MLA President Pledges to Improve Conditions on the Nontenure Track

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:21:00 EST

Michael Bérubé brings skills as a liberal activist scholar to his new role. He hopes to move the association "beyond making recommendations to actual actions."

Curriculum Proposals at Stanford Focus on Critical Thinking

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:55:00 EST

A committee at the university has recommended revisions to the curriculum that will help students be lifelong learners and adapt to a changing world.

Graphics: How Freshmen's Political Views Changed Over Time

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST

In an Election Year, a Complex Portrait of Freshman Political Views

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST

Their beliefs on issues like same-sex marriage and national health care increasingly lean liberal. But that doesn't necessarily translate into activism.

State of the Union Speech Leaves Many Questions Unanswered

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:40:00 EST

The president didn't say how he would pay for his education policy proposals, or how he would persuade states and colleges to heed his advice.

'Adrift' in Adulthood: Students Who Struggled in College Find Life Harsher After Graduation

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:55:00 EST

In a follow-up report to the influential book "Academically Adrift," students who did poorly on a test were found more likely to be unemployed, living at home, and in debt.

Despite Budget Problems, States Continue Working on College Readiness

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST

Proposed standards would better prepare students for college, says a report from the Center on Education Policy.

Obama Puts Focus on Colleges, Research, and Training

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST

The president strongly linked his national policy goals with higher education, calling for more support for community colleges and steps to make college more affordable.

Further Big 12 Expansion Is 'Very Possible,' League Sources Say

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:50:00 EST

Leaders are keeping their options open. Any invitations could be months off, and there is some reluctance to expanding beyond the current 10 institutions.

Penn State Faculty Reject No-Confidence Vote in Trustees and Decline New Investigation

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:55:00 EST

Despite student and alumni pressure, the no-confidence resolution failed, and faculty said no to an independent committee to investigate the child sexual-abuse scandal.

Medical Academics Could Be Legally Liable for Ghostwritten Articles

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:55:00 EST

A journal article lays out the grounds for suing academics who put their names on medical articles they didn't write, as well as the "ghosts" who really did the work.

Lecture Fail?

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:05:00 EST

Colleges Can Take 4 Steps to Assure Quality, Group Says

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:55:00 EST

An advocacy group is offering a new set of guidelines that seek to create consensus on assessment and accountability.

What Chief Executives Earn at For-Profit Colleges

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:10:00 EST

A sortable table and an interactive chart show the leaders' widely varying compensation.

Bethune-Cookman U. President, Whose Tenure Was Marked by Controversy, Plans to Retire

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:20:00 EST

During her career, Trudie Kibbe Reed has twice presided over a college while it was censured by the American Association of University Professors over its firing of faculty.

Slide Show: An Old School Goes New School at Carleton College

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:17:00 EST

Volume 58, Issue 21: January 27, 2012

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:08:00 EST

State Support for Higher Education Falls 7.6% in 2012 Fiscal Year

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:01:00 EST

As a whole, state spending on higher education, after being supported by federal dollars for three budget years, is nearly 4 percent lower than it was in 2007.

Outlook for Higher Education Remains Mixed, Moody's Says

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

For leading colleges that are well managed and diversified, the market is looking stable, a report says. For the rest, not so much.

Joe Paterno Dies, Leaving a Complicated Legacy

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:30:00 EST

He championed "success with honor" during a long and storied career at Penn State. But scandal tarnished his final weeks.

Penn State Board Elects New Leaders in First Meeting Since Firings

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:00:00 EST

The trustees, meeting on Friday, adopted interim recommendations from a panel that is reviewing the scandal that has rocked the university since November.

Senator Takes Aim at For-Profit Colleges' Recruiting of Veterans

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST

A bill being introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin would modify the 90/10 rule to reduce "the powerful incentive" for-profits now have to aggressively recruit servicemembers.

For-Profit-College Association Chooses Steve Gunderson as Its New Leader

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST

Mr. Gunderson, a former Republican congressman, steps in at a time of increasing scrutiny on the industry.