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New Federal Job-Training Grants
The Obama Administration on Friday announced a new, $150 million grant competition for job-training partnerships that will feature employers, community...
Academic Minute: Genetics and Exercise
In today’s Academic Minute, Molly Bray of the University of Texas at Austin explains the connection between genetics and the...
Peralta District Won't Invest in Fossil Fuel Companies
The Peralta Community College District has announced that it will sell off holdings in fossil fuel companies, backing the movement...
Virginia Intermont Will Merge With Webber International
Virginia Intermont College and Webber International University on Friday announced plans to merge. Virginia Intermont, a liberal arts college, has...
Beware Hotels That Serve 'Transient Academics'
Evanston, Ill., home of Northwestern University, regularly sees town-gown skirmishes over new construction. Now an off-campus, non-university project that might...
Off-Campus Shootings Stun 2 Michigan Universities
Weekend shootings of students in off-campus apartments stunned two Michigan universities. Two Michigan State University students were shot Friday night...
Survey: Parents Up College Savings Goals
A survey by Fidelity of parents who are already saving for college for their children found that 60 percent have...
Rape Question on Class Assignment Angers Many
Students and others at Memorial University, in Canada, are angry over one question on an assignment for computer science students...