The College Fix

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• 1,500 students at risk for SAD during winter at Indiana

  Eshley Spitzer - Indiana Daily Student •January 21, 2011

  The holiday cheer has ended, and Indiana University's campus is hidden under a cold cloud of darkness.

• White House eases study abroad restrictions to Cuba

  Michael Mayday - SFPA Member •January 21, 2011

  Critics say the the rollback of Bush era restrictions will reopen loopholes and bring tourism revenue to Cuba.

• In an era of cost-cutting, can the Humanities survive?

  Kevin Baumgartner - SFPA Contributor •January 20, 2011

  We are often told that higher education should not be seen in terms of job training, but as an exercise in intellectual self-improvement. But can this view pass muster in a vicious job market?

• Arizona universities boost pay of top bureaucrats

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •January 20, 2011

  Files obtained under Arizona’s public records law revealed numerous raises of $50,000 or more over the last three years.

• Columbia to hold town halls on ROTC, vote expected in April

  Sammy Roth - Columbia Spectator •January 20, 2011

  The university has formed a task force to assess student opinion regarding the potential return of the officer commissioning program.

• Online tools help Univ. of Minnesota catch more cheaters

  Graison Hensley Chapman •January 20, 2011

  University of Minnesota professors reported 188 instances of cheating during the 2009-10 academic year.