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EcoCar Competition Drives Student Employment, if Not Innovation
Teams from 15 universities are competing in the U.S. Department of Energy's latest Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions, now in their 25th year.
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The profession of government relations teeters on the brink, just like so much else at our institutions.
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Featured Articles
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A Professor's Death Ripples Outward
When a star professor at Emory University died, his department had to regroup as it mourned.
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Prozac Campus: the Next Generation
Among students, there's no stigma attached to psychotropic medications. But anxiety is taboo, and that may be just as big a problem.
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Bad Brain Days
How can you tell when you're torturing yourself unnecessarily with a project, or struggling toward some productive end?
More on Government
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Federal Advisory Panel Pans Recommended Overhaul of State Grant-Aid Programs
Suggestions from the Brookings Institution are condemned as sacrificing need-based aid and not significantly improving college-completion rates.
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New Microgrants at U. of Michigan Will Spark Innovative Research
Faculty members who form interdisciplinary teams can apply for quick start-up grants of $20,000 each, giving them the chance to pursue potentially rewarding hunches.
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State Student-Aid Grants Should Focus on Completion, Not Just Merit, Report Says
States should eliminate the "dichotomy" between need- and merit-based aid, and instead require students to make progress toward completing their degrees.
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Boon or Boondoggle? New Jersey's Merger Plan Leaves Faculty Dubious
It's all about politics. It's not the right answer. It's already doing damage. Criticism of the plan to merge Rutgers-Camden with Rowan takes off as details remain scarce.
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A Public University, Cannibalized Before Our Eyes
An ill-conceived merger plan in New Jersey is a warning that any state college can fall prey to powerful political interests.
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Obama Campaign Looks to Re-energize Disenchanted Young Voters
The youth vote made a big difference in 2008, but no one knows yet whether students are as motivated this year, and some are clearly disappointed.
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For New Republican Governors, Higher-Education Reform Proves an Elusive Goal
Attempts to remake public colleges' relationships with state governments have met with mixed success.