Past Coverage

• Page Wars: Global Competition Heats Up Over Scientific Papers - July 9, 2004
• Academic-Research Space Expands While Science-Education Needs Deepen, Reports Say - March 17, 2006
• NSF Report Warns of Declining Graduate Enrollments in Science - July 7, 2000
• India to Double Spending on Scientific Research - December 4, 2008
• Asia Rising: Countries Funnel Billions Into Universities - October 5, 2009

Recent News

• Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges Is Expected to Grow Significantly, Report Says

  Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.

• College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics, Study Finds

  The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.

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  Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble

  The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.

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