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Israel Bars Chomsky From West Bank, May Reconsider
Israeli authorities on Sunday barred Noam Chomsky, the linguistics scholar and political activist who has repeatedly criticized Israel, from entering...
A Victory or Hype on Graduation Prayer?
The Alliance Defense Fund -- a group that promotes the rights of religious students, among others -- on Friday issued...
French Academic Released From Iran
Clotilde Reiss, a French academic, was permitted to return home from Iran 10 months after she was arrested on various...
Emergency Spending Bill Omits Funds for Education Hiring
Congress took a step Thursday toward disappointing education leaders who are hoping for another large injection of federal funds, even...
Science Funding Legislation Hits a Snag
Legislation aimed at strengthening federal support for academic research ran (at least temporarily) into a buzzsaw of Congressional concern Thursday...
Seton Hall Law School Sticks With Graduation Speaker
Seton Hall University's law school is sticking with plans to have New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as its graduation speaker...
Sign of the Times: Williams Drops NYC Club
It was a luxury that even Williams College can't afford anymore. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the highly...
The Aftermath in Huntsville
A moving article in Nature tells the story of how the biology department at the University of Alabama in Huntsville...