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Brandeis Suspends Partnership With Palestinian University Over Campus Protest
Brandeis University on Monday suspended its partnership with Al-Quds University, citing the failure of leaders at the Palestinian university to...
Academic Minute: Faint Young Sun Paradox
In today’s Academic Minute, Brian Toon of the University of Colorado Boulder reveals how a weaker sun could have supported...
Texas Students Plan 'Catch an Illegal Immigrant' Game
The University of Texas at Austin’s Young Conservatives of Texas chapter says its planned “catch an illegal immigrant game” is...
Praise, Criticism, Questions After Udacity 'Pivot'
Sebastian Thrun, founder of the massive open online course provider Udacity, is no stranger to controversy. The Stanford University research...
Professor Who Criticized Republicans Returns to Teaching
William Penn, a Michigan State University professor who lost his teaching assignments for this semester after he was caught on...
Senators Convene Task Force on Regulatory Burdens
Four members of the U.S. Senate’s education committee announced Monday that they were forming a bipartisan task force to examine...
Princeton Considers New Step on Meningitis Outbreak
Federal authorities have given Princeton University permission to use Bexsero, a vaccine against meningitis not yet approved for general use...
Moody’s: Sequester May Hurt Research Universities’ Credit Ratings
The squeeze that research universities are feeling because of federal budget cuts may put their credit ratings at risk, Moody's...