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  President of California U. of Pennsylvania Is Fired

  By Michael Stratford

  Angelo Armenti Jr., who had led the public institution for 20 years, was terminated a day before the release of an audit that criticized university financial dealings.

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  Quest for College Accountability Demands Yet More Data

  By Paul Basken

  A panel assembled by the National Research Council to study ideas for measuring institutional quality has delivered a report that indicates just how hard that is to do.

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