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Affair Leads to Dismissal at Peking U.
A professor has been removed from his job at Peking University, following an affair that led to a blackmail attempt...
U. of Utah Cancels Classes for Football Game
The University of Utah will have its debut in the Pac-12 in a home game on Thursday evening, Sept. 1...
Academic Minute: Heat-Reflecting Windows
In today’s Academic Minute, Sarbajit Banerjee of the State University of New York at Buffalo explains his efforts to create...
Georgia Profs Offer 'Freedom University' for Immigrants
New state policies have excluded from the University of Georgia immigrants who lack legal documentation to live in the United...
Putin Calls for Modernization of Russian Higher Ed
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that Russia, having invested more money in universities, needs to modernize them, RIA...
Irene Sets Colleges Rescheduling
Hurricane Irene is already leading some colleges to plan closures and many others to adjust schedules. In the Southeast, closures...
It Pays to Lead the College Board
Gaston Caperton's compensation package at the College Board in 2009 was $1.3 million, triple what he earned in 1999, Bloomberg...
Hispanic Enrollments Seen Rising
A Pew Hispanic Center analysis of Census Bureau data has found that Hispanic enrollments in higher education increased by 24...