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Students

New Survey Shows Foreign Student Numbers Mostly Flat

The results of a snapshot survey by several higher education and international education…

November 13, 2005

Community Colleges

New Federal Commission to Examine Higher Education Strategy

Now that the administration has launched the No Child Left Behind initiative, the Department of Education is turning some attention to higher education. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings formed a 19-member Commission on the Future of Higher Education to examine issues such as skills students need to learn to compete in the global economy, and the […]

October 19, 2005

Faculty & Staff

New Orleans Universities Plan to Rebuild and Attract Far-flung Students

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, professors and students from the city’s universities took academic refuge in other schools…

October 6, 2005

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Professional Appointments

Dr. James A. Anderson has been named vice president for student success and vice provost for institutional assessment and diversity at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Previously he was vice president and associate provost for institutional assessment and diversity at Texas A&M University. Anderson received a bachelor’s from Villanova University and […]

October 5, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Woman Educator Receives Nation’s Top Three Education Prizes

Dr. Sharon Lynn Kagan, Associate Dean for Policy and Research at Teachers College, Columbia University…

September 28, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Princeton Changes Tenure Policy To Stem ‘Mommy Trap’

Princeton University has adopted a new policy that automatically grants male and female faculty extra time

September 21, 2005

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GED Testing Service Moves to Assist Katrina Evacuees, Restore Services

The American Council on Education’s General Educational Development (GED) Testing Service announced

September 15, 2005

Leadership & Policy

University of Virginia Appoints William Harvey to Lead Diversity Initiatives

University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III named William B. Harvey

September 13, 2005

Students

Making IT Innovation Work at Coppin State University

As a high school student in Trinidad, Ambika Ramsundar could not make much use of information technology.

September 7, 2005

Sports

Tulane University Cancels Fall Semester

Tulane University canceled its fall semester last week because of Hurricane Katrina and encouraged its students to take classes Story:

September 5, 2005

Leadership & Policy

Stepping Forward

As Butler University President Bobby Fong was reviewing applications a few years ago for a national fellows program that grooms future leaders of higher education Story:

August 24, 2005

Faculty & Staff

Princeton Changes Tenure Policy to Appeal to Women Faculty

Princeton University has adopted a new policy that automatically grants male and female faculty extra time to pursue tenure after having children. Story:

August 18, 2005