Past Coverage

• Black Ph.D.'s Face High Levels of Debt - April 6, 2007
• Universities See Slight Increase in Number of Doctorates Awarded - November 26, 1999
• Proportion of U.S. Doctorates Earned by Minority Students Grew in 2006, Report Says - December 7, 2007
• Number of Doctorates Edges Up Slightly - January 7, 2005
• Proportion of Doctorates Awarded to U.S. Minority-Group Members - October 11, 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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From humble beginnings in 1876 as Texas' first public institution of higher learning, to a bustling 5,000-acre campus with 46,000-plus students and a nationally recognized faculty, Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities...