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Professors at U. of North Texas Are Required to Put in Daily Hours on Campus
Faculty members must spend four hours a day on campus, four days each week. They aren't exactly pleased, but fieldwork with students counts, too. 
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Tom Joyner Venture Will Help Black Colleges Start Online Programs
The radio-show host's company intends to assist the colleges in competing against for-profit institutions in enrolling minority students. 
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Public Higher Education Is 'Eroding From All Sides,' Warn Political Scientists
The institutions are facing declining finances and popular support, said scholars at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association. 
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At 2 Public Universities, Candidates for President Are Scarce
At a Montana campus, all but one finalist dropped out. In Louisiana, only one person has applied. 
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Russia's Leader Pushes for Stronger Ties Between Academe and Industry
In a recent meeting about modernizing the country's economy, Dmitri Medvedev promoted the creation of university-based companies. 
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Texas A&M System Will Rate Professors Based on Their Bottom-Line Value
Faculty members will be evaluated based on their salaries, how much research money they bring in, and how much money they generate from teaching. 
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First Report From U. of Phoenix Research Center Attacks Critics of For-Profit Education
The document sings the praises of proprietary institutions and attacks traditional colleges as "studies in inefficiency." 
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In Canada, More Than One Way to Globalize a Campus
More than half of the country's colleges and universities offer or are developing workshops for faculty members on internationalizing their curricula. 
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Say Something: A Neuroscience Student Moonlights as an Opera Singer
Allegra De Vita, a senior at Sacred Heart University, has used her talents as a singer to entertain guests at big university fund-raising dinners. 
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Court Largely Upholds Florida Law That Put Sharp Limits on Academic Travel to Cuba
But the federal appellate judges said the law could not ban such travel if it was privately financed, as nearly all academic trips are. 
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U. of Wisconsin Cannot Exclude Religious Group From Student Fees, Court Says
Federal judges rule that a Roman Catholic group cannot be excluded from receiving student fees for activities such as worship, proselytizing, and religious instruction. 
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A Decade Later, Distress Over Huskies' Troubled Season Still Lingers
Two reporters delve into the lack of values seen in the University of Washington's football program during the year leading up to Rose Bowl glory. 
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Key Senator Calls for More Federal Oversight of For-Profit Colleges
Sen. Dick Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, argued in a forum he held Tuesday that "too many schools are taking advantage of students and making money hand over fist." 
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New Group Strives to Protect International Students in Australia
The Council of International Students Australia will advocate on issues like immigration and safety. 
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Hong Kong Aims to Attract Foreign Campuses to Its Shores
The Chinese territory is offering land and other incentives to appeal to U.S. universities and others. 
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