Past Coverage

• Group Picked to Run Scholars Program - November 4, 2005
• State-Scholars Effort Suffers Setback - September 2, 2005
• U.S. Education Department Audit Criticizes State Scholars Program - June 24, 2005
• Negotiations Over Rules for 2 Federal Grant Programs for Students Break Down - April 27, 2007
• Federal Officials Seek to Raise Bar for New Grants to High-Achieving Students - March 16, 2007

Commentary

• Cases in Point: Intellectual-Property Agreements: Are You Managing Your Rights?

  In view of recent federal-court decisions, three lawyers urge colleges to carefully review two common methods of licensing the inventions of their faculty members.

• The City Where Diploma Dreams Go to Die

  Systemic high-school performance failure has elicited much hand-wringing. But there should be equal anguish, writes Kevin Carey, over breakdowns at the college level.

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  Why Liberal Arts Need Career Services

  Creative teaching and career planning are not mutually exclusive, writes Katharine S. Brooks.

Campus Viewpoint

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