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Senator Pushes Colleges for Enhanced Oversight of Funded Research and Endowments
28 July 08 09:57 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sen. Charles Grassley, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, wants colleges to be held more accountable in both their academic research and their endowment spending, according to a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Read More...

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Medical Institute Awards $600 Million to 56 Biomedical Scientists
30 May 08 06:25 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, one of the largest sources of private funds for biomedical research, named 56 of the nation’s most gifted biomedical scientists — faculty at universities and research institutions across the country — as HHMI “investigators” this week, to collectively receive more than $600 million in their first year of appointment. Read More...

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Fewer Foreign Students Seeking Advanced Degrees in the U.S.
16 April 08 08:44 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The growth rate of international students studying at American colleges and universities has slowed, despite an increase in foreign applications to U.S. educational institutions for the third straight year in a row, according to a recent survey. The 2008 Read More...

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Study: College Courses Taught by Part-Time Faculty Lead to High Freshman Dropout Rates
15 April 08 07:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

College freshmen are more likely to drop out of school before their sophomore year when they take introductory-level courses taught by part-time, rather than full-time instructors, a recent study suggests. Increasingly, part-time and adjunct instructors Read More...

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Malls and Retail Stores a No-Go for Depressed Shoppers
16 February 08 06:33 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Signs of depression: Loss of appetite Loss of interest in daily activities Loss of energy Hopelessness Self-loathing Recommendations for treatment: Don’t go shopping. Primed for Sadness, People Spend More A recent research experiment shows that people Read More...

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