Past Coverage

• Taking Courses as a Group Helps Community-College Freshmen Succeed, Study Finds - March 11, 2008
• Update on Actions of Regional Accrediting Groups - October 3, 2008
• College to Change Mental-Illness Policies Following Bias Case - February 26, 1999
• Calif. Student Will Spend Weekends in Jail for Tampering With Online Election - September 19, 2003
• The Academic Responsibilities of Student Athletes - February 15, 2008

Recent News

• Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges Is Expected to Grow Significantly, Report Says

  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.

• College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics, Study Finds

  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.

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  Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble

  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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