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NYU Pays $210,000 to Settle Race Bias Suit
New York University has agreed to pay $210,000 to settle a suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over...
Vanderbilt Includes Wiccan and Pagan Holidays on Calendar
Some eyebrows were raised recently when Vanderbilt University's Office of Religious Life sent faculty members a list of the holidays...
Academic Minute: Decaffeinating Coffee
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Connecticut's Nicholas Leadbeater discusses the chemical process used to remove caffeine from coffee...
Sri Lanka Recruits Foreign Universities
Officials in Sri Lanka are offering land and tax breaks to recruit about 10 foreign universities to set up campuses...
Sports Subsidies (and Academic Cuts) at Rutgers
Bloomberg has published a detailed analysis of athletic spending at Rutgers University, which the news service found to have spent...
Former Booster Alleges Widespread Rule Breaking in U. of Miami Sports Program
A convicted felon serving a 20-year sentence for securities fraud and money laundering has, in 100 hours of interviews with...
At West Virginia State, a Vote of No Confidence
Professors at West Virginia State University voted Tuesday, 67 to 15, that they have no confidence in President Hazo Carter...