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London Mayor Criticized for Saying Women Go to College for Husbands
London Mayor Boris Johnson is under attack for a quip suggesting that female students are still after Mrs. degrees. Times...
Obama Will Honor 12 With Humanities Medals
President Obama has named 12 people to receive the National Humanities medal: Edward L. Ayers, president of the University of...
'U.S. News' Rankings of Medical Schools Questioned
A new paper in the journal Academic Medicine questions the validity of the rankings by U.S. News & World Report...
Academic Minute: Hummingbird Ancestor Discovered
In today’s Academic Minute, Daniel Ksepka of North Carolina State University describes the common ancestor of today’s swifts and hummingbirds...
Appeals Panel Reinstates False Claims Suit Against ITT
A federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a federal False Claims Act lawsuit brought against ITT Educational Services, Inc. by...
Professor Faces Ouster From Peking U.
Xia Yeliang, an economics professor at Peking University, has confirmed to The South China Morning Post that his department will...
UMass System's New Way to Track Its Performance
The University of Massachusetts System has adopted a new reporting mechanism on its progress in meeting state goals, and will...
Ball State Hires Key Figure in Intelligent Design
Ball State University has hired Guillermo Gonzalez -- a prominent figure in intelligent design -- as assistant professor in the...