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Four teachers named U.S. Professors of the Year

Teaching is more than lecturing: It is helping students experience their education, say the four 2009 U.S. Professors of the Year,

Case of the purloined term paper; when work is resold

Melinda Rieboldt's kids were Googling her name for fun when they found it: A college paper she had helped write as part of a group project while pursuing an MBA.

Students drink more and more often if living in coed dorms

By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY In the past 30 years, coed college dormitories have gone from rare to routine, with nearly all students who live on campus now sharing housing with members of the opposite sex.

Schools in the dark about tainted lunches

Students at Starbuck Middle School stumbled through the halls just after lunch on Oct. 31, 2007,...

Nation's largest publisher of gay and lesbian papers shuts down

"From my understanding, there was just no more money to keep these companies running," she says.

Social networks could help community college students

Social-networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter can help community college students become more engaged in their academics, a report out today finds.But while large numbers of students say they use such tools in their daily lives

Pittsburgh eyes students' wallets

Pittsburgh wants to tax one of its most abundant resources: students.The city is home to seven colleges and universities, and though their real estate is tax-exempt, their tuition isn't,

Report: More U.S. students going abroad, and vice versa

The number of U.S. college students studying abroad – and the number of international students in the USA – are at all-time highs, show data released today.But those increases do not reflect the impact of the recent economic downturn.

Group says college 'posse' can help students reach potential

BRYN MAWR, Pa. — When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed as if every other student on the quiet,

Teacher shortage gives way to teacher glut

LAWRENCE, Kan. — When Lilli Lackey started college, talk of a growing teacher shortage gave her confidence that a job would be waiting for her when she got out