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Last week Steven Joyce talked about universities turning to philanthropic sources for some extra funding. So when I came across an article on alumni giving, I thought I’d share the findings. Contrary to common assumptions, public universities that increase their selectivity do not necessarily find themselves producing graduates who can donate more to their alma mater, according to… Read Full Story.

That’s the headline of a story over at The Chronicle of Higher Education, with librarians concerned that removing information commons (in the era of mobile computing and iPads) will slash the number of students coming to the library. Well, computers were added to boost traffic to libraries, so dropping them would naturally have an effect. But libraries are… Read Full Story.

A couple of months back I wrote a post on midwifery, where institutions were shifting from four-year to three-year degrees, but keeping the same hours. So I was interested today to read the following article at the Chronicle of Higher Education. Like many high-school seniors, Nicole Arthur was concerned about how she would be able to pay for the… Read Full Story.