Past Coverage

• Supreme Court Showdown Over Student Speech - November 12, 1999
• Getting a Degree Without Going to Class: Distance Learning and Competency Exams - May 28, 1999
• When Students Kill Themselves, Colleges May Get the Blame - June 25, 2004
• Educating Students to Earn a Living, and to Live - August 4, 2006
• Student Internet Posts Can Lead to Sanctions, Court Rules - May 30, 2008

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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