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Myanmar Police Beat Student Protesters With Batons
Police in Myanmar are cracking down on student protests, beating participants with batons, the BBC reported. The students have been...
Israeli Court Orders U. of Haifa to Revise Protest Rules
Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the University of Haifa to revise rules that permit the university to "halt" public events...
Push to Reinstate Dixie State Theater Professor
Many students, alumni and fellow faculty members are rallying behind Varlo Davenport, who has been removed as a theater professor...
U. of Arizona Investigates Church Some Call a Cult
The University of Arizona is investigating a church that more than 20 former employees and members call a cult, The...
Senator Wants to Block Engineering Students From Iran
Many academic groups cheered last month when the University of Massachusetts at Amherst reversed an automatic ban on Iranian students...
Academic Minute: Alcoholism and Worm Experiments
In today's Academic Minute, Jon Pierce-Shimomura, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, discusses his worm intoxication research...
German Professor Rejects Student, Citing India's 'Rape Problem'
A German professor turned down an Indian man’s request to join her research group, citing India’s “rape problem,” The Independent...
From Oxford to UT Austin?
Andrew Hamilton, vice chancellor of the University of Oxford, has become the favorite to become the next president of the...