Past Coverage

• Colleges Face an Array of Ballot Measures - October 20, 2000
• State Spending Limits Are Defeated, but Debate May Not Be Over - November 17, 2006
• 5 California Ballot Measures Fail, Making Deeper Cuts to Higher Education Likely - May 20, 2009
• Opposition to Ballot Measures May Mean More Cuts for California Colleges - April 30, 2009
• N.C. Passes Huge Bond Measure; Other States Vote on Education Referendums - November 17, 2000

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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