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Trade School Chain Shuts Down
A for-profit group in Oregon and Washington State -- facing several investigations -- shut down suddenly at the end of last week.
A President With a Lot of Friends
Iowa's David Skorton uses "The Facebook" to stay in touch with students.
The End of Newsroom Democracy
The student body now elects the editor of The Daily Texan. A pending change troubles some selected in the past.
Loan Battles in Banks and Congress
Direct lending supporters accuse some lenders of delays on consolidation; Democrats and Republicans trade charges in Congress.
Lost Confidence
A faculty vote goes against Harvard's president; Summers asks professors to work with him.
DeVry Buys Nursing School
A major player in for-profit higher education adds to its medical offerings.
The Payoff for Those Long Years Earning a Ph.D.
A new study from the University of Toronto suggests that higher education -- and lots of it -- may prevent memory loss as we age.The study involved putting groups of young adults (aged 18 to 30) and older adults (65 and up) through various memory tests. At the same time, the researchers used magnetic resonance imaging to study brain activity in the two groups. Later, results were compared based on educational attainment.
Tattered Poster Child
The Colorado student David Horowitz loves to talk about does exist, but university officials offer evidence that her story doesn't check out.
March Badness
Two-thirds of teams in NCAA men's basketball tourney graduate fewer than 50% of their players, Knight Commission finds.
Did the new SAT leave students famished, satisfied or feeling like they had inside information on the essay? All of the above.
Statistical Snapshot
A new Education Department report reveals rapidly rising tuitions, led (proportionally) by public and for-profit colleges.
Healthier Raises Than Last Year
The median salary for mid-level administrators increased 3.0 percent this year, compared to 2.1 percent last year, according to a new report.
Surviving the Essay
The new SAT was given for the first time Saturday; to many students, the much-publicized writing test wasn't that big a deal.
Edward Waters College wins round in U.S. court, temporarily staving off loss of accreditation.
Quick Takes: Harassment, Ethics and Racial Preferences
A 2003 investigation by the University of Pennsylvania uncovered significant evidence of possible sexual harassment by a prominent medical researcher just six months after another investigation cleared the professor, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sunday. Penn officials denied suggestions that the earlier investigation had ignored possible misconduct by Tracy K.
A Deal Collapses
The University of Colorado and Ward Churchill were on the verge of a deal for him to quit when talks fell apart after plagiarism charges emerged.
The Poster Child Who Can't Be Found
A criminology course at the University of Northern Colorado is the setting for one of David Horowitz's favorite stories.As he tells it, a required essay on a mid-term exam was for students to "explain why George Bush is a war criminal." A student submitted an essay on why Saddam Hussein was a war criminal and she received an F.
Professors Targeted by Hate Group
An anti-Semitic Web site is publishing photographs and biographies of Jewish faculty members at UCLA's law school.
Senate Passes Perkins
Moving expeditiously, the full chamber approves a vocational education bill.
NCAA Punishes Texas State for Major Violations
Football coaches forced athletes to practice excessively and athletes got $73,000 in books they did not need.
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The importance of recognizing and addressing weight-based discrimination in academe (opinion)