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Long Deferred, Campus Repairs Put Colleges in Dilemma
Many colleges have put off repairs and renovation since the recession. Now crumbling buildings, limited budgets, and mounting debt present an increasingly intractable...
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A Veteran and Father Graduates From a College He Long Dreamed of Attending
For a former Marine with a young family, the Post-9/11 GI Bill opens the door to fulfillment of a childhood dream.
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President of California U. of Pennsylvania Is Fired
Angelo Armenti Jr., who had led the public institution for 20 years, was terminated a day before the release of an audit that criticized university financial dealings.
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Quest for College Accountability Demands Yet More Data
A panel assembled by the National Research Council to study ideas for measuring institutional quality has delivered a report that indicates just how hard that is to do.
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IRS Is Urged to Reduce Paperwork Burden on Colleges and Other Charities
Nonprofit groups are being forced to spend too much time and money reporting on their finances and other activities, critics said at a Congressional hearing.
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Groups Voice Concerns Over New Rules on Veterans' Education Benefits
A U.S. House panel heard a range of views about the steps that President Obama is taking to crack down on deceptive practices by colleges that recruit veterans.
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What Does $1-Trillion Mean? Maybe Not Much
The amount of student-loan debt has alarmed many people, but the high figure may only reflect, among other things, that more students are going to college.
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College Board's Next President Could Shift Emphasis of SAT
David Coleman's hope to better align the SAT with the Common Core State Standards could further alter the identity of the exam.
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MIT Names Its Provost, Who Led Online-Education Efforts, as New President
L. Rafael Reif, a faculty member for 32 years, has played a lead role in the creation of MITx and edX.
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U. of North Texas-Dallas Seeks Faculty Views on Bain's 'New University' Model
The high-powered management-consulting firm has been providing free advice on how to build "the university of the 21st century."
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Illinois Bill Would Ban Use of Search Firms in Hiring at Public Universities
- Florida A&M President Suspends Band Through Next Year
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NIH Is Prodded to Consider a Better Science for Allocating Research Dollars
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Student Loans Have Become 'Pawn in the Latest Political Fight'
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To Develop Student Entrepreneurs, Colleges Incubate Their Ideas
Administration Data
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Presidents Defend Their Pay as Public Colleges Slash Budgets
Some leaders draw hefty compensation while their states suffer from huge shortfalls.
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Searchable Database: Compensation of Private-Institution Chief Executives
- Interactive Tool: Tuition Over Time, 1999-2010
