Curriculum

U. of Texas committee unveils plan to graduate 70 percent of next year's freshmen in four years -- up from 50 percent today.

University of Michigan program aims to set national standards for rookie educators.

A much-publicized proposed class on the Occupy movement won't be taught at Columbia this spring because the instructor didn't secure university approval.

Study suggests that private colleges with many such programs may pay a price in tuition and research revenues.