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In California Budget Deal, Bad News for Colleges in 2010... California officials reached a budget agreement late Monday that will lead to restricted admissions, reduced salaries for faculty and staff members, and sharply higher tuition at the state's colleges and universities.
Medical Students Assail Research Universities Over Drug-Exclusivity Bill... Two groups that represent tens of thousands of students involved in medical research are criticizing the Association of American Universities for endorsing a proposed federal law that would guarantee drug companies 12 years of exclusivity to sell certain kinds of drugs and vaccines they develop.
College Planners Hear Lament for Liberal Arts and Public Schools... The author Jonathan Kozol asked what colleges can do to attract a greater share of the students coming out of America's broken public schools, in remarks at the Society for College and University Planning's annual conference.