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Pittsburgh Mayor Wants to Tax College Tuition
Luke Ravenstahl, mayor of Pittsburgh, is proposing a 1 percent tax on college tuition, hoping to raise millions to help...
University in Brazil Reverses Expulsion Over Skirt
Bandeirante University, in Brazil, on Monday announced that it was reversing the expulsion of a student who was kicked out...
Duke Criticized Over Sex Toy Study
The Rev. Joe Vetter, the Roman Catholic chaplain at Duke University, is criticizing a study for which female undergraduates were...
Taiwan Wants More Foreign Students, English Courses
Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan's president, announced plans for significant expansions of the island's foreign student population and university courses taught in...
The All-Time Worst E-Mail Mistake
Most of us have probably hit "send" once or twice before being certain that the correct person (and only the...
Universities Vow Shift in Patent Policy to Aid the Poor
Six universities today will issue a joint pledge to make patent and licensing decisions on drugs developed at their institutions...
Kitty Genovese Lesson in New Hampshire
Mark W. Huddleston, president of the University of New Hampshire, last week published a letter in the student newspaper raising...
A Call to Innovate in Academic Medicine
Even if Congress and President Obama agree on health care reform legislation, much of the actual reform will require the...