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Blackboard Considers Purchase Offers
Blackboard, the e-learning giant, announced on Tuesday that it has received "unsolicited, non-binding proposals" to be bought out. The company...
Obama Pledges to Fight Cuts to Pell Grants
President Obama on Tuesday signaled that he would strongly oppose Republican budget plans that would, among other things, cut the...
Controversial Official No Longer Works for U. of Texas
Rick O'Donnell, a controversial adviser to the University of Texas Board of Regents -- seen as promoting the ideas of...
Adjuncts at Central Michigan U. Agree on First Contract
After unionizing last August, adjuncts at Central Michigan University have reached agreement on a new contract that would increase job...
Michigan State Finds That Professor Plagiarized
A Michigan State University panel has found that Sharif Shakrani, a professor there, plagiarized in a 2010 analysis he wrote...
Academic Minute: History of the Egg
In today’s Academic Minute, Susanne Freidberg of Dartmouth College explains the egg's path from seasonal consumption to year-round staple. Find...
Judge Rejects FERPA Claims Related to Athletes
A state judge in North Carolina has ruled that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill improperly cited the...
Academic Minute: Plants and Insects
In today’s Academic Minute, Nicole Soper Gorden of the University of Massachusetts Amherst explains the love-hate relationship the plant kingdom...