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Academic Minute: Freedom of Speech
In today’s Academic Minute, Erik Bleich of Middlebury College contrasts how Americans and Europeans value and protect freedom of speech...
Rice Student Goes Online to Save His Butt
Duncan Eddy, a student at Rice University, has created a website called Save Duncan's Butt to try to raise enough...
A Professor's Obituary Goes Viral
Among the items that went viral on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere this weekend was a professor's obituary, written with love...
Investigation of How Few Sex Assault Allegations Are Prosecuted
In the Chicago area, relatively few reports of sexual assault on campuses are prosecuted, The Chicago Tribune reported. The newspaper...
Judge Says Community College Can Evict Occupy Protesters
A judge in Washington State ruled Friday that Seattle Central Community College may evict Occupy movement protesters who have been...
The Obama Invite List
Who is headed to the White House today for the meeting with President Obama on college costs and productivity? According...
Higher Ed Policy Expert Named Bates President
Clayton Spencer -- a key figure in higher education policy setting -- was named Sunday as the next president of...
NSF Identifies Priorities for Social Sciences
The National Science Foundation on Thursday released "Rebuilding the Mosaic," outlining the agency's plans for providing support in the social...