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A Call to 'Commit Sociology'
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently annoyed academics in his country by suggesting that only a law-and-order approach was needed...
Australian Academics Say Government Betrayed Them
An open letter from 1,000 Australian academics to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, published today in newspapers across that country, calls...
Tighter College Rules on Attention-Deficit Drugs
Amid widespread reports of increased numbers of college students taking (and, in some cases, abusing) medication for attention-deficit disorders, some...
Key Lawmaker Drafts Bill to Alter NSF Grant Criteria
The new chair of the U.S. House of Representatives Science, Space and Technology Committee has drafted legislation that would change...
Academic Minute: Violin Accents
In today’s Academic Minute, Joseph Nagyvary of Texas A&M University demonstrates the different vowel tones possessed by many high-end violins...
Washington State Students Save $5.5M With Open Courseware
Students at the state of Washington's 34 community and technical colleges will save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year...
Adjunct Supporters Call for $5,000 Minimum Per Course
Adjuncts and their supporters are rallying today around a Mayday Manifesto that calls for a minimum payment of $5,000 per...
New Report Recommends Best Anti-Bullying Practices
The American Educational Research Association issued a new report Tuesday recommending best practices and policies for schools and colleges to...