Past Coverage

• Scholars Urge Boycott of Journals That Won't Join Free Archives - April 6, 2001
• Devising an Online Future for Journals of History - April 21, 2000
• 40 Computer Scientists Abandon a Print Journal for an Online Competitor - November 2, 2001
• Print Journals: Too Expensive, Too Slow, and Obsolete in the Electronic Age? - September 25, 1998
• A New On-Line Data Base Will Link Dozens of Journals in the Biological Sciences - July 2, 1999

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.

• 

  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

Information provided by participating institution

In the words of the founding president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, "Education is like a lantern which lights your way in a dark alley”. Sheikh Zayed (may his soul rest in peace) led the nation during an era that saw the UAE...