** Ever wonder why many higher education leaders cringe when they hear cries that colleges need to spend less time teaching the classical subjects and more time giving students the tools theyâ??ll need to get a job in the “real world?”
** Auburn University is planning to build a campus in China, the Birmingham (Ala.) News reported earlier this week. This move would make Auburn “the first U.S. college with a major physical presence in that country.”
** Not long after the Big Ten Conference added the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to its membership in an attempt expand its reach and funnel more dollars to league athletic departments, the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics put out its latest report calling for reforms designed to check what many view as out-of-control spending on college sports.