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Newsweek: The fight over abstinence at Harvard

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 17:08:10 GMT

Thanks to the provocations of True Love Revolution, the university's three-year-old pro-abstinence club, brainy women are defending their right to have sex with whomever they want, whenever and however they want.

Failure 101: A class students could use

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:17:54 GMT

Teachers say failure is something so-called Gen Y students want to hear more about but is rarely addressed on college campuses.

Are rankings unfair to U.S. higher ed?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 05:05:45 GMT

Data hound lays out case against the most commonly cited international higher education comparisons, which typically cite annual reports on where the world stands on rankings on college grads.

Obama uses money to urge school changes

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:48:41 GMT

Using stimulus dollars as bait, President Barack Obama is coaxing states to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they compete for $5 billion in school reform grants.

Ranks of millionaire college presidents up again

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 06:22:59 GMT

The number of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years; it's likely more will make seven-figure salaries once the slumping economy rebounds.

Community college plan may not be enough

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:32:50 GMT

Arthur Call commutes three hours roundtrip to his anatomy class at community college because similar courses on campuses closer to his Indianapolis home are packed this semester.