Past Coverage

• Controversial Proposal on Accreditation Fails to Make Panel's Final Report - September 1, 2006
• 'One Size Fits All' Is Not the Way Accreditation Should Work - September 19, 2003
• Accreditor Could Lose U.S. Recognition - June 8, 2007
• Trying Prevention Before Punishment - June 2, 2006
• Settlement of College's Accreditation Lawsuit Could Spur Changes in the Process - July 1, 2005

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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