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300 Million Downloads From iTunes U
Apple released data on Tuesday demonstrating the dramatic growth of iTunes U. In three years of operations, downloads have topped...
Castro Worries About Mindset of Freshmen
Fidel Castro has apparently taken an interest in Beloit College's annual "mindset list" designed to help professors (in a humorous...
Tenure-Track Slots Drop at Academic Medical Centers
The proportion of new faculty members at medical schools and academic medical centers who are hired on the tenure track...
Doctoral Rankings Will Be Released Sept. 28
The day some thought would never come has finally been set. After years of delays, methodology changes and griping about...
Connecticut Sues Ex-Investment Chief at Wesleyan
Connecticut's attorney general, Richard Blumenthal, announced that he is joining a suit by Wesleyan University against Thomas Kannam, the university's...
Court Puts Stem Cell Rules on Hold
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday barring new federal support for stem cell research under the rules issued...
Harvard Clarifies Wrongdoing by Professor
Harvard University announced Friday that its investigations had found eight incidents of scientific misconduct by Marc Hauser, a prominent psychology...
More Uncertainty for California Transfer Students
Would-be transfer students in California -- already frustrated by shrinking slots at many state universities -- are finding themselves in...