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November 30, 2009
The Education Department is circulating a proposal this week that would tighten regulations on how for-profit institutions administer basic-skills tests and compensate student recruiters. The proposed new rules kick off what could be a busy December for higher-education policy, says Sara Hebel.
Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.
The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.
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If any one year can be said to be a transformative time in the life of a university, then the past 12 months have been such a year for Hofstra. Hofstra learned it would host the third and final 2008 presidential debate, announced plans for a...
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1. dowlohnes - December 01, 2009 at 01:41 pm
It is important to note that the proposed incentive compensation and ATB-testing regulations apply to ALL institutions, for-profit, non-profit and public. For example, many independent and non-profit schools that outsource services could be affected by the proposed incentive compensation rules. The Negotiated Rulemaking is not sector-specific (although in a limited number of cases the rules may be).