Past Coverage

• 2-Year Colleges Worry That Job Training May Displace the Humanities - April 7, 2009
• College Groups Ask for Piece of Economic-Stimulus Bill - December 15, 2008
• Community Colleges Could Win From Renewal of Job-Training Act - September 7, 2009
• Manufacturers Seek to Align Education With Job Skills - March 4, 2009
• State Directors of Community Colleges See Bleak Financial Times Ahead - September 24, 2009

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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