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Penn State Faculty Senate Rejects No Confidence Motion
By a vote of 128-58, members of the Faculty Senate at Pennsylvania State University voted down a proposal Tuesday to...
Academic Minute: Bacteria and Biofuel
In today’s Academic Minute, David Mullin of Tulane University discusses his work using bacteria to convert old newspaper into biofuel...
Debate Over Plan to Create New Irish University
The presidents of Ireland's existing universities are objecting to a plan to create a new, technologically oriented university, but they...
Massachusetts Governor Wants to Centralize Community Colleges
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is proposing a centralization of community colleges in Massachusetts. His plan would give the state's Board...
Pepperdine Rejects, for Fourth Time, a Gay-Straight Alliance
Pepperdine University has, for the fourth time, rejected a request from a gay-straight student alliance to be recognized. A petition...
Cal State Rejects Call to Kill Plan to Hike Presidential Pay
California State University trustees on Tuesday rejected a request by a legislator that they hold off on a plan that...
Higher Ed Groups Back Guidelines for Student Learning
More than two dozen college associations, accrediting agencies and other organizations have endorsed a set of guidelines that they say...
Amid Board Conflicts, Bethune-Cookman President to Retire
Trudie Kibbe Reed is stepping down as president of Bethune-Cookman University, amid apparent board disagreements over whether her resignation should...