Past Coverage

• Top Recipients of Pork, 1995-99 - July 23, 1999
• Congress Gives Colleges a Billion-Dollar Bonanza: Top Recipients of Pork, 2000 - July 28, 2000
• Academic Pork Barrel Tops $2-Billion for the First Time - September 26, 2003
• A Record Year at the Federal Trough: Colleges Feast on $1.67-Billion in Earmarks - August 10, 2001
• How the States Rank in Pork for Higher Education - September 27, 2002

Recent News

• Department Chairs Get Mixed Reviews on Their Performance

  In a survey, most academic department chairs gave themselves a grade of B or higher, but fewer than half of faculty members agreed.

• Will Your College Be Covered in Virtual Graffiti?

  Using cellphones, people can now tag online maps with labels that anyone can see. Will the technology really "knock academia sideways," as one user says?

• Lake Michigan College Reinstates One Student Suspended for Sex Offense

  Separate campus committees granted one student permission to re-enroll and upheld another one's suspension.

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