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Inside Higher Ed
Replenishing Research
Science and research advocates welcomed President Obama’s 2016 budget proposal Monday, which would give the National Science Foundation a “vigorous, healthy budget,” according to its director. Overall, the president’s budget would increase federal spending on research and development by 5.5 percent across a series of agencies. In announcing the proposed budget, staff of the White…
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Inside Higher Ed
Counting Students Equally?
A core premise of the Obama administration’s college ratings plan — and one that makes it controversial — is that colleges and universities need to be held more accountable for student outcomes.
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The Baltimore Sun
Politicizing the Chancellor
When University System of Maryland Chancellor William E. “Brit” Kirwan announced that he planned to retire, the state’s Board of Regents hired a firm to conduct a nationwide search to recruit a top-notch academic leader for what is and should be a plum post in American higher education. The firm forwarded the regents’ search committee…
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The Chaffee County Times
CSU researchers trace ‘superbug’ genes to better understand antibiotic-resistant germs
Researchers at Colorado State University are investigating the weighty topic of antibiotic resistance – an issue with ramifications for global food safety and public health – by tracking the genetic footprints of drug-resistant bacteria. They want to determine where infectious organisms originate and how they move through the food system and environment to people. The…
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Inside Higher Ed
Higher Ed Groups Respond to Harkin’s Draft Proposal
Dozens of higher education interest groups submitted comments last week on Senator Tom Harkin’s draft proposal to reauthorize the Higher Education Act. The American Council on Education submitted a consensus letter, signed by 20 other higher education groups, that laid out provisions that garnered widespread support as well as concern.
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Higher-Ed Groups Seek a More-Complete Picture of Post-College Outcomes
Three major higher-education groups on Thursday introduced a framework that seeks to guide public discussions of the value of a college education, at a time when many institutions are facing heightened scrutiny over their cost and how well their graduates do.
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Inside Higher Ed
Measuring Substance
Lawmakers will continue to look for ways to measure the value of a college degree. Acknowledging this, a group of three higher education associations say they want to help that conversation be more informed and comprehensive. The groups, which represent the various sectors of public higher education, on Thursday released a draft discussion guide for…
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U.S. News and World Report
Obama Administration Seeks Input on College Ratings Draft
Nearly a year and a half after President Barack Obama tasked his administration with developing a system to rate colleges based on access, affordability and quality, a draft of the proposal was unveiled Friday morning.
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Politico
College Ratings Draft Light On Details
In the weeks and months leading up to the first major release of the controversial college ratings plan, Education Department officials have described the content as a “draft,” an “outline” and a “wire frame.”They weren’t exaggerating.
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Wall Street Journal
Obama Spells Out College-Ranking Framework
The Obama administration spelled out an ambitious college-rating plan on Friday that introduces new metrics to judge the nation’s roughly 5,000 colleges and universities at a time when student debt is hamstringing the U.S. economy and the efficiency of the higher-education sector is in question.
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