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Jerry Brown Backs Suit to End Affirmative Action Ban
California Governor Jerry Brown filed a brief Friday backing a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the state's referendum banning the...
Outrage Over Salary Plan for New San Diego State President
A plan to pay Elliot Hirshman, the new president of San Diego State University, $400,000 -- $100,000 more than his...
U. of Texas Sues Over Warhol Portrait of Farrah Fawcett
The University of Texas System has sued Ryan O'Neal, the actor and long-time companion of the late Farrah Fawcett, charging...
Academic Minute: Legos and Chemistry
In today’s Academic Minute, Nicholas Leadbeater of the University of Connecticut explains the similarity between molecules and Lego bricks, and...
U. of Johannesburg Scientists Agree to Project With Israelis
Scientists at the University of Johannesburg, in South Africa, on Friday announced a joint water research agreement involving counterparts at...
Adjunct Says He Lost Job After Launching Union Drive
Jason Liptow, an adjunct at Mid Michigan Community College, is charging that he was dismissed shortly after he announced he...
Yale Rejects Call for Inquiry on Treatment of Juan Cole
Yale University has rejected a call from the Middle East Studies Association for an independent inquiry into the university's decision...
Studying and Treating Addiction
Scientists are increasingly treating addiction as a disease needing treatment. The New York Times noted a consequence of this trend...