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College Benefactors Lead 'Philanthropy 50' Ranking of 2011's Top Donors
5 hours 29 min agoNineteen of the donors gave to colleges, more than the number who supported any other cause, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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As Business Programs Multiply Globally, Accreditors See New Markets
6 hours 34 min agoBut some officials are wary of proposals to offer "M.B.A. lite."
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Harvard Seeks to Jolt University Teaching
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 20:50A conference kicks off a $40-million project dedicated to improving student learning, but old habits die hard, participants say.
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Slide Show: Asian Universities Translate the Liberal Arts
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Kinsey Scholar's Rx for Good Sex: Cuddling and Cookies
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01This Valentine's Day, some husbands may simply want hugs, says a sex expert at Indiana University.
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Audio: Why Does College Cost So Much?
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01Jane Wellman, executive director of the Delta Project on Postsecondary Costs, Productivity, and Accountability, explains why college tuitions are so expensive.
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Recreating Mars as a Watery World
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01A geophysicist in Colorado uses hard-won knowledge of Earth to map water, and possible habitats for ancient life, in the Martian ground.
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A College-Cost Policy Wonk Gives Data a Seat at the Table
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01Jane Wellman and her Delta Cost Project have provided hard numbers and hard truths about spending in higher education.
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Founding Director of U. of California Center Dies of Rare Disease He Studied
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01After he was diagnosed with the muscle-wasting illness, in 2004, Richard K. Olney became a patient in a clinical trial he had designed.
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A Professor From the Big City Scrutinizes His Iowa Home
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01Stephen Bloom, who teaches journalism at the University of Iowa, gave his students a real-life lesson in how not to improve town-gown relations.
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U. of Utah's New President Hopes to Widen Appeal of the Flagship Campus
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01David W. Pershing, who has been at the university since 1977, hopes to raise its status and improve completion by raising admissions standards.
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Bucking Cultural Norms, Asia Tries Liberal Arts
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01Even as China and its neighbors are trouncing U.S. students on international exams, Asian educators are adopting, and adapting, a quintessentially American approach to learning.
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Obama Aims to Make Colleges Cut Costs
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:01And that has higher-education lobbyists and leaders wondering what, exactly, that will mean.
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Big Picture: Glimpses of Life in Academe From Around the World
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:39Categories: News - News - News
Proposed Realigning of New Jersey Campuses Spurs Protests
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 04:00The plan would shift control of a Rutgers campus at Camden to Rowan University. Critics see hints of cronyism in that choice.
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Senators Question Obama's Plan to Tie Federal Aid to Tuition
Fri, 02/03/2012 - 01:00At a hearing, Republicans grilled an Education Department official about how states would be affected. Some Democrats also raised concerns about the regulatory burden.
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Students at Florida A&M U. React to Suspension of Club Recruiting
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 19:55Organization leaders are for the most part accepting the temporary ban, imposed after the death of a student from injuries believed to be caused by hazing.
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Chambers of Dissent at U. at Buffalo
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 09:55Many in the faculty union want the university to sever ties with two politically active business groups. But some see membership as part of civic engagement.
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12 More Law Schools Face Lawsuits Over Job-Placement Claims
Thu, 02/02/2012 - 05:01The schools, primarily in California, New York, and Illinois, are accused of luring students with inflated job-placement and salary statistics.
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Graphic: 'Success' Programs at Community Colleges Miss Many Students
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