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Academic Minute: Health Care and LGBT Discrimination
In today's Academic Minute, Alex Müller, a fellow at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa, chronicles the plight...
Did a Research Project Cross Line Into Election Advocacy?
State officials in Montana and administrators at Stanford University are looking into whether a project by researchers at Stanford and...
Investment Guru Gives UC-Santa Barbara $65M for Theoretical Physics
The University of California at Santa Barbara is expected today to announce a $65 million gift to its Kavli Institute...
Lawsuit Alleges College Athletes Should Be Paid at Least Minimum Wage
College athletes meet the definition of part-time worker under federal law just as federal work study participants do and should...
Updates on Band Controversies at 2 Universities
At Ohio State University and the University of Oklahoma, controversies involving marching bands have become significant issues on the campus...
Swiss Universities See Drop in European Enrollments
Swiss universities are reporting significant drops -- of between 11 and 38 percent -- in the enrollment of European students...
Academic Minute: Writer’s Block
In today's Academic Minute, Dan Chelotti, an assistant professor of English at Elms College, delves into writer’s block. Learn more...
Obama on Affirmative Action in Higher Ed
In an interview in The New Yorker, President Obama expressed support for affirmative action in higher education, and questioned how...