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Should university laws be colorblind? Supreme Court weighs in
The Supreme Court is preparing to tackle two pivotal legal issues with racial implications, with one issue occurring in higher education. It centers on whether race preferences in university admissions…
Congressional inaction could cost college students
Congressional inaction could end up costing college students an extra $5,000 on their new loans: The rate for subsidized Stafford loans is set to increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8…
Students innovating their way to national acclaim
Small-scale farmers in East Africa must brave stubborn land, an unforgiving climate, and pests as they try to bring food to market—and, hopefully, escape poverty. But with a simple greenhouse…
University hopes $75 million computer overhaul will attract students
The University of South Carolina hopes to attract students by renovating dorms, hiring more professors, and starting an extended summer semester and an online program to complete bachelor's degrees. But…
Community college to offer textbook-free degree
In what is seen as the next major innovation in cutting college costs, Virginia’s Tidewater Community College will offer a textbook-free degree program in the fall that could reduce the…
Colleges track former students to boost completion rates
St. Louis Community College is among 60-plus schools in nine states taking what seems like an obvious but little-used step to boost college graduation rates: scouring campus databases to track…
Colleges say federal cuts could cause brain drain
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, faculty fret about the future of the school's Plasma Science and Fusion Center. Thirty miles away, administrators at the state university campus in Lowell…
California bill would fight college overcrowding with online alternative
California could become the first in the nation to require its public colleges to address overcrowding by accepting credits for private sector online courses that would enable tens of thousands…
Students team up to stop computer hackers at UMaine competition
Computer giant Apple Inc. was attacked by hackers who infected employees' computers, the Twitter account of Burger King was hit with online graffiti and a "MiniDuke" virus infiltrated government and…
Research libraries evolving for new digital world
Welcome to the modern research university library, where new skills and even new spaces are being developed to serve the needs of scholars, scientists, and students working in the digital…