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Struggling to Squelch an Internet Rumor

Source: The New York Times

The University of Kentucky has been wrestling with a false e-mail rumor that says the college dropped a course on the Holocaust because of pressure from Muslims.

Brown Ends Tuition for Lower-Income Students

Source: The New York Times

Brown University is eliminating tuition for students whose parents earn less than $60,000, after decisions by fellow Ivy League universities to bolster financial aid as their endowments grow.

Suburbia's March to Oblivion

Source: The New York Times

The mortgage crisis has put "for sale" signs in front of houses across the country — including so-called McMansions — the large, expensive, often tasteless homes that have taken up so much suburban space over the last couple of decades.

My Wired Youth

Source: The New York Times

Coming of age online — 25 years ago — was more and less than a game.

For Muslim Students, a Debate on Inclusion

Source: The New York Times

The intense debate over whether organizations for Muslim students should be inclusive or strict is playing out on college campuses across the United States.

News Isn't Wasted on the Young

Source: The New York Times

Politics has had a rough time getting a date on campus for the past few decades. But that was before the Great Election Hook-up of 2008, where young people not only engaged in the biggest news of the season, they made some.

Just Click the Mouse. Follow the Cursor. You Are Calm. You Feel Good.

Source: The New York Times

A professor at East Carolina University is trying to determine whether some video games can be good for you.

Gunman, Active and Successful, Showed Few Hints of Trouble

Source: The New York Times

Steve Kazmierczak was seen as personable and an excellent student, not a brooding outcast.

Gunman Was Once 'Revered' on Campus

Source: The New York Times

Stephen Kazmierczak, who killed five at Northern Illinois University before turning the gun on himself, became erratic recently after he stopped taking medication, officials said.

Larger Share of Students Succeed on A.P. Tests

Source: The New York Times

A higher percentage of students in public high schools are taking and passing Advanced Placement exams, according to a report issued by the College Board.

In Oil-Rich Mideast, Shades of the Ivy League

Source: The New York Times

Education City, the largest enclave of American schools overseas, has become the elite of Qatari education.

Oil Money Cultivates a Mideast Ivy League

Source: The New York Times

Education City, the largest enclave of American universities overseas, has fast become the elite of Qatari education, a sort of local Ivy League.

Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad

Source: The New York Times

The American system of higher education, long the envy of the world, is starting to become an important export.

Universities Rush to Set Up Outposts Abroad

Source: The New York Times

The American system of higher education, long the envy of the world, is becoming an important export as more universities take their programs overseas.

Giving a Hard Time to Kentucky Students

I didn't register to vote in time to participate in the Kentucky gubernatorial election.

'Minister of Ideas' Tries to Put Brazil's Future in Focus

Source: The New York Times

Roberto Mangabeira Unger, a Harvard law professor, serves as the country's minister for strategic affairs.

University Investigates Whether Governor's Daughter Earned Degree

Source: The New York Times

Accusations of favoritism toward Gov. Joe Manchin III's daughter have created a controversy that could cast a shadow of cronyism over West Virginia University.

Applications to Colleges Are Breaking Records

Source: The New York Times

With numbers of college applications reaching new heights this year, promising another season of high rejection rates and dashed hopes for many more students.

Investigation of Study Programs Widens

Source: The New York Times

An investigation of college study abroad programs by the New York attorney general's office now includes 15 colleges and universities, among them Harvard, Brown and Columbia.

Urban Schools Aiming Higher Than Diploma

Source: The New York Times

There's a growing sense of urgency among educators that every student should be on a college track.

Applications to Colleges Are Breaking Records

Source: The New York Times

With numbers of college applications reaching new heights this year, promising another season of high rejection rates and dashed hopes for many more students.

Pope Cancels Speech After Protest at University

Source: The New York Times

Pope Benedict XVI has canceled a speech at the prestigious La Sapienza University in Rome amid opposition by professors and students who say he is hostile to science.

Pope Cancels Speech After Protest at University

Source: The New York Times

Pope Benedict XVI has canceled a speech at the prestigious La Sapienza University in Rome amid opposition by professors and students who say he is hostile to science.

Private Cash Sets Agenda for Urban Infrastructure

Source: The New York Times

Private spending, supported by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on public investment.

Private Cash Sets Agenda for Urban Infrastructure

Source: The New York Times

Private spending, supported by a growing number of very wealthy families, is gaining ground on public investment.

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