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  College Affirmative Action Faces Tougher Scrutiny in New Review

  By Peter Schmidt

  Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, the expected swing vote, warned in a 2003 case that the court should have done more to define how race could be considered in admissions.

• Despite Challenges, Iraq and U.S. Universities Agree to Work Toward More Partnerships

  By Ian Wilhelm

  Leaders from the two countries hashed out plans on how to collaborate better. A primary focus: improving Iraq's scholarship programs.

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• Graduates of For-Profits Lag Behind Their Peers in Earnings and Employment, Study Finds
• Researchers' Payments From Group Backed by Climate Skeptics Are Questioned
• Tour Highlights Obama's Push for More Collaboration Between Community Colleges and Businesses
• Accreditors Caution American Colleges as They Create Academic Programs Abroad
• AAUP Will Reconduct 2011 Election After Labor Dept. Finds Problems
• Boston College Appeals Order for Release of Oral-History Interviews
• Volume 58, Issue 25: February 24, 2012
• Supreme Court Takes Up Challenge to Race-Conscious Admissions
• The 'Bennett Hypothesis,' on Why College Prices Rise, Is Alive and Well
• 5 Minutes With a Sociologist, Jailed for Refusing to Divulge Subjects, About the Controversy at Boston College
• Robert Glaser, Scholar Who Influenced Testing, Dies at 91
• Why I Moved: An Intriguing Job Title Pulls a Continuing-Education Dean South
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• The Glossy Viewbook Loses Its Luster
• Investigations Raise Questions About Overseas Operations
• How 'Flipping' the Classroom Can Improve the Traditional Lecture
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