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A collection of this week’s stories from InsideHigherEd.com. In the news, rommate selection tools, flu-ball, Pell grants and more.
MATCH AT FIRST SITE: More colleges let students search for their ideal
roommate using online services — and several companies aim to attract
business in that market:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/26/room
FLU AND FOOTBALL SEASON: How bad would an outbreak of H1N1 have to get
before an institution decided to cancel or postpone a big-time sporting event? Most athletics departments say they have no clue, but hope prevention efforts will keep them from finding out:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/25/h1n1
BIG SHOES TO FILL: Death of Edward M. Kennedy leaves gaping hole in federal higher education policy arena. In today’s political environment, can anyone else step in? And if so, who?
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/27/kennedy
SAT SCORES DROP, GAPS GROW: By wealth and ethnicity, those groups that were doing well gain even more.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/26/sat
ENROLLMENT BOOM SENDS PELL COSTS SOARING: Midyear review of federal budget situation shows price of Obama Pell Grant proposal rising to
$67 billion, potentially putting other administration priorities at risk:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/08/26/pell
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