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'Fair Use' Applies to Book Digitizing Work, Judge Rules
Much of the work of the HathiTrust (a consortium of universities) to make books in university collections more easily searchable...
Transfer and the Community College Mission
College completion gets plenty of attention these days. But the challenges many students face in transferring from community colleges to...
Diversity Officer Placed on Leave for Backing Initiative of Gay Marriage Foes
Gallaudet University placed its chief diversity officer on leave Wednesday, citing her decision to sign a petition endorsing a Maryland...
Protests Over Police Shooting of Unarmed Student
Dozens of students at the University of South Alabama protested Wednesday over a recent deadly shooting by a police officer...
Academic Minute: Benefits of Social Stability
In today’s Academic Minute, Susan Perry of the University of California Los Angeles explores how early stability can shape the...
Mo Yan Wins 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature
Mo Yan, the a pseudonym for the Chinese novelist and short story writer Guan Moye, was this morning awarded the...
Deficit Leads to Layoffs at King's of Pennsylvania
King's College, in Pennsylvania, recently announced layoffs that will eliminate 11 full-time non-faculty positions, with the goal of eliminating a...
Transition at Columbia Journalism School
Nicholas Lemann will announce today that he is stepping down as the journalism dean at Columbia University, The New York...