Past Coverage

• New Lobbying Rules Mean More Scrutiny for Colleges - July 22, 2008
• Hired Guns Help Colleges Feed at the Pork Barrel - October 13, 2000
• Lobbying to Bring Home the Bacon - October 22, 2004
• On the Hill, New Hands Refashion Key Law - May 23, 2008
• College Officials Fear Tightening of Student-Visa Rules in Wake of Terrorist Attacks - September 28, 2001

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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