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New Class of ACE Fellows
The American Council on Education on Tuesday named 50 faculty members and administrators to its Fellows Program. The program, in...
MIT Explains Stance on Documents in Aaron Swartz Case
Lawyers for Aaron Swartz's estate last week filed a motion to have the court that would have tried him release...
Michigan Lawmakers, Seeing Effort to Skirt Right-to-Work Law, Punish Universities
Michigan lawmakers approved legislation on Tuesday that seeks to punish public universities for entering into long-term union contracts that some...
Think Tank's Report Documents Impact of State Higher Ed Cuts
A Washington think tank that focuses on the impact of government policy decisions on low-income students issued a report Tuesday...
'Harlem Shake' Video Leads to Oxford Librarian's Firing
Students at Oxford University are protesting administrators' decision to dismiss a librarian because she let a group of students produce...
Academic Minute: Measuring Intelligence in Wild Animals
In today’s Academic Minute, Sarah Benson-Amram of the University of St. Andrews compares the intelligence of wild animals to those...
Winners of Bancroft Prize Announced
Columbia University on Monday announced two winners of the Bancroft Prize for books about history. The winners are: W. Jeffrey...
Too Many Administrators at California Community Colleges?
A new analysis from California Watch suggests that California's cash-strapped community colleges could save millions of dollars by sharing administrators...