Past Coverage

• U.S. House Approves Bill to Head Off a Potential Crisis in Student Lending - April 18, 2008
• Colleges Face Aid Reductions as Banks Retreat From School-as-Lender Program - March 21, 2008
• Education Department Is Ready for Any Loan Crisis, Spellings Tells Congress - March 17, 2008
• Even With Federal Assistance, Citibank Won't Help Some Colleges - May 28, 2008
• Direct Lending in Distress - July 8, 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 cooperation can bridge the gap between the two fields, writes Katharine S. Brooks.

Campus Viewpoint

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