Past Coverage

• U. of North Carolina Hires Its First Washington Lobbyist - June 18, 1999
• Research-University Group Picks U.S. Budget Official as Chief Lobbyist - January 14, 2000
• Science Coalition Hires Well-Connected Washington Lobbyist - June 11, 1999
• Archenemy of Pork-Barrel Spending Almost Has College Building Named After Him - January 19, 2001
• Hired Guns Help Colleges Feed at the Pork Barrel - October 13, 2000

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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