Past Coverage

• Accrediting On-Line Institutions Diminishes Higher Education - October 29, 1999
• Virtual Universities Can Meet High Standards - October 29, 1999
• Lessons From the Presidential Trenches - November 10, 2000
• The Right Way to Export Higher Education - March 1, 2002
• Have We Lost the 'Public' in Higher Education? - May 30, 2003

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.

Campus Viewpoint

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To expand Stanford University's role in addressing global challenges, the university is transforming itself through multidisciplinary initiatives in human health, the environment and sustainability, and international affairs. Pilot programs...