Past Coverage

• University in Nigeria Fights Degree Fraud - November 12, 2004
• Cheating Is Reaching Epidemic Proportions Worldwide, Researchers Say - April 30, 1999
• Plagued by Plagiarism - May 19, 2006
• Institutions Should Not Revoke Degrees for Any Reason Except Academic Fraud - September 17, 1999
• 'Gross Academic Fraud' Reported at U. of Texas at Brownsville - August 2, 2009

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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