All the Grass Is Brown (and the Skies Aren’t Gray)  Nov. 6

Colleges in the Southeast are dealing with record droughts by weighing and employing a range of conservation tactics. more

Grading the AP Curriculum  Nov. 6

College Board announces largely favorable audit results, but critics say no proof has been offered that the courses are college level. more

Fight Over Tenure and Faculty Rights  Nov. 6

Professors at Del Mar say interim president is rewriting the rules and writing away their job security; he says he’s trying to promote standards. Battle shifts to court today. more

Making Room at the ‘Big House’ and Beyond  Nov. 6

Education Department’s finding in U. of Michigan stadium access case raises questions about how well other venues meet seating requirements for disabled fans. more

Healthy Expansion in Med School Enrollments  Nov. 6

Amid medical college group’s campaign to increase output of doctors by 30 percent, speakers at its annual meeting offer tips on how to manage boosts in class sizes. more

Quick Takes: MIT Sues Gehry, Universities Defend Animal Research, Budget Woes in California, Settlement and New Name for Fla. Metropolitan, Loyola Pulls Literary Magazine, Condom Plan Blocked, Acadia Strike May End  Nov. 6

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News from the past two weeks

Below, find News stories published over the past two weeks. For older items, please search the archives.

• Involved Parents, Satisfied Students  Nov. 5
• Why the Rich Universities Get Richer  Nov. 5
• Antioch Survives — at What Price?  Nov. 5
• Barnard Tenures Scholar Opposed by Massive Campaign  Nov. 5
• Early Retirement Payments Are Taxable, Court Rules  Nov. 5
• A Challenge to the Recording Industry?  Nov. 5
• Quick Takes: Colleges Will Be Covered by Chemical Regulations, Court Faults U. of Cal. on Tuition, Grade Buying Alleged, Research on Scholarly Communication, Blackface Furor at Hamline, Noose Ignorance at Reed, Augustana Goes Test-Optional, Staph Suit  Nov. 5
• The Possible New Pell Grant: $4,925  Nov. 2
• Williams Drops Loans and Wesleyan Curbs Them  Nov. 2
• Muzzling a Watchdog?  Nov. 2
• A Different View of the Middle East  Nov. 2
• A College-Friendly Take on Rising Prices  Nov. 2
• Imperfect Peek Into the Police Blotter  Nov. 2
• Quick Takes: Clinton Organizes Students, Delaware Halts Program, Michigan Enrollment, Bill to Cut Birth Control Costs, Fees for Visitor Program, Gaza Story Questioned, NASFAA Assesses Loan Rules, Senators Seek Audit on Loophole, Rally at St. Thomas  Nov. 2
• A Satisfied Full-Time Faculty  Nov. 1
• New Numbers on Underrepresented Faculty Members  Nov. 1
• Campus Food From Around the Corner  Nov. 1
• Bringing the Gun Debate Back to Campus  Nov. 1
• The Education Department’s Activist Agenda  Nov. 1
• Quick Takes: $190 Million Sale of Touro Online Division, Policy on Corporate Names, Swastika Painted on Professor’s Door, Noose Art Offends, No Confidence at MassBay, Gaza Students Can’t Return to U.S.  Nov. 1
• Closing the College Achievement Gap  Oct. 31
• Legal Education at a Distance  Oct. 31
• Teaching Professors to Be More Effective Teachers  Oct. 31
• ‘Haunted Halls’  Oct. 31
• Live From Ohio: Rock Stars and the RIAA  Oct. 31
• Quick Takes: Israeli Booted, Army Booted, Optimism on Antioch, Clarifying FERPA, Hints on NY Panel, Athlete Graduation Rates, Indiana U. of Pa. Punished, No Charges for Tasered Student, All-Male College Recruits Women (by Mistake), Suit on Building Name  Oct. 31
• Kentucky Rethinks Gen Ed  Oct. 30
• A Haven for Minority Scholars  Oct. 30
• New Approach for International Aid  Oct. 30
• Fallout Over Student Loan Benefits Hits Illinois  Oct. 30
• Quick Takes: Animal Rights Vandalism, Michigan Stadium Faulted, Alfred U. Caught in Turkish Debate, Rules on Grant Programs, Court Backs Berkeley on Tree-Sitters, Staph Infection Closes College for Day, Varsity Letters for Pre-Title IX Women  Oct. 30
• New Programs: Science, Bioinformatics, Human Rights, Business Intelligence  Oct. 30
• Defining Academic Freedom for 2007  Oct. 29
• When Wikipedia Is the Assignment  Oct. 29
• The Future of Progressive Higher Ed  Oct. 29
• Post-DREAM Strategies  Oct. 29
• Interdisciplinarity and the Science Classroom  Oct. 29
• Furor Over Anti-Islam Speaker  Oct. 29
• Quick Takes: 7 Students Killed in Fire, $85M Not to Change Name, Princeton to Return Art to Italy, 3 Years for ‘Fighting Sioux’ Name, Chief Images Allowed in Parade, Club Proliferation, Vandals Who Want to Smoke, Invincible Donovan U.  Oct. 29
• Simplicity vs. Equity in Aid Applications  Oct. 26
• Lawsuit Against Princeton Comes Into Focus  Oct. 26
• Online Education: Tailoring, Measuring and ‘Bridging’  Oct. 26
• Where New Federal Student Grant Funds Are Going  Oct. 26
• Student Journalism at Religious Colleges  Oct. 26
• Quick Takes: Horowitz Disrupted at Emory, Deal in Works on ‘Fighting Sioux’ Name, Randolph Eliminates 5 Departments, International Rankings Questioned, N.J. Colleges Criticized, NCAA Punishes Ark., Court Win for Chapman, Deadlines Extended for Fire Region  Oct. 26
• Well, if They’re Already Using It ...  Oct. 25
• Michigan Keeps Link to Controversial Publisher  Oct. 25
• Making Higher-Risk Health Plans Palatable  Oct. 25
• ‘Inside Greek U.’  Oct. 25
• Patent Reform and University Research  Oct. 25
• Quick Take: DREAM Act Blocked, Teacher Ed Group Changes Standard, Taser Use Deemed OK, California Fires, Strike Averted at Rider, ‘Faulty’ Plan for Loan Auction, Another College Goes SAT-Optional, Towson Drops Male Program, Debt at Oral Roberts  Oct. 25
• Race-Based Aid, After a Statewide Ban  Oct. 24
• Progress Seen in College Sustainability  Oct. 24
• How Ready Are IT Managers for a Crisis?  Oct. 24
• DREAM Act Vote on Tap  Oct. 24
• ‘Science and the University’  Oct. 24
• Quick Takes: Funds Restored for Tex. 2-Year Colleges, Tutu’s Terms, Teachers College Defends Maligned Prof, Violence, Diversity in Sports Jobs, Tobacco Ties, New Job for President Accused of Plagiarism, Veto-Proof Vote on Spending, Higher Ed Act Extended  Oct. 24