Tuesday, September 28, 2010

News: False Ideal? - Inside Higher Ed

News: False Ideal? - Inside Higher Ed

False Ideal?

Virginia's "restructured" universities are billed as examples of autonomous public colleges, but some say state has broken pledges and raided their funds in budget crunch.

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Libraries Make it Personal

Some colleges look to put a face on the library by assigning undergraduates "personal librarians."

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Around Washington: College Prices, Student Data

President Obama signals concern about rapidly rising tuitions; GAO reports on state records systems and student privacy.

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'College Admissions for the 21st Century'

Robert Sternberg, a testing expert and reformer, discusses his new book about his experiment looking at applicants' non-cognitive skills.

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