From the Blogs

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  The Bible: Morally Bankrupt or Totally Reliable

  At a joint meeting of the the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature, you get wildly different views of the goodness of the Good Book.

• Maryland's Quick Move to Big Ten Troubles Some Regents

  C. Thomas McMillen, who voted against the shift, says the rapid realignment is a “very, very bad development for college sports and universities.”

Bright Ideas

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  A Research University for All People

  Michael Crow, Arizona State University's president and idea man, is pushing the institution to innovate and still fulfill its mission to be inclusive.

• One Tiny College's Lessons for Higher Education
• College, Reinvented: The Finalists

Student Learning

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  Grades and Tests May Miss What Matters Most in Learning

  "Deep approaches" to learning figure prominently in the new edition of the National Survey of Student Engagement.

• Economy Affects Students' Academic Performance as Well as Spending Decisions

  This year's National Survey of Student Engagement indicates that financial worries may be affecting classroom performance.

  • Charts: How Financial Worries Are Affecting Students

Idea Theft

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  'My Adviser Stole My Research'

  By Stacey Patton

  Two former Ph.D. students have sued their institutions over theft of their work. How common is the problem?

• Graduate Advisers Need a Set of No-No's, Authors Say
• When a Mentor Becomes a Thief

In the World

• WorldWise: It's Time to Rethink Study Abroad

  Educators should worry less about increasing the number of students who study abroad and focus more on creating international thinkers, says Mark Salisbury.

• New Program Seeks to Rebuild Universities in Myanmar

In the U.S.

• Carnegie Leader Calls for Presidential Commission to Guide Higher Education's Future

  By Goldie Blumenstyk

  Vartan Gregorian envisions a panel with high-level authority that will explore how all kinds of colleges can work together to serve society.

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  Notre Dame Scores a First: No. 1 in Football and in Graduating Its Players

  “You have to be honest with yourself … and not bring in kids who can’t succeed academically,” says the Rev. John I. Jenkins, the university’s president.

• Accreditors Are Urged to Take New Steps to Protect Academic Freedom
• Big Science's Fuzzy Math
• Change in Illinois Alcohol Law May Leave Colleges Liable
• Homeland Security Dept. Moves to Tighten Rules on Student Visas
• NIH to Begin Enforcing Open-Access Policy on Research It Supports
• Diversity Bolsters Critical-Thinking Skills, Studies Find
• New Director of Anthropology Assn. Comes From Nonprofit Research Company
• Did Obama Let the Left Down? Scholars of Religion Weigh In
• 32 Americans Are Chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2013
• In Classroom Experiment, All Discussion Happened via Twitter
• Court Strikes Down Michigan's Ban on Race-Conscious Admissions
• The Controversial Contradictions of Thomas Jefferson
• A Dot-Com Entrepreneur's Ambition: Drive Education Costs to Zero

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