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Hundreds of politicians, Capitol staff members, and campus top brass will gather on Wednesday in Washington to hear about researchers’ work. The scholars aren’t leaving any detail to chance. (PREMIUM)
It wants to give accreditors more flexibility in approving new kinds of academic programs and allow troubled colleges more time to meet standards. (PREMIUM)
The university’s feud with its largest donor is a lesson for colleges in how to deal with presumptuous benefactors and thereby avoid losing much-needed funds. (PREMIUM)
Rudy Braydich is Hiram College’s director of physical plant, and he may be the best thing that’s happened to Hiram’s 44 buildings and 100 acres in a long time.
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An item in Tuesday’s newsletter about an online-education article mischaracterized the meaning of some enrollment data. The article has been updated online.
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