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Teaching for Free
U. of California at Davis asks faculty to forfeit stipends they get for leading freshman seminars, generating some givebacks and some resentment.
Universities Vow Shift in Patent Policy to Aid the Poor
Six universities today will issue a joint pledge to make patent and licensing decisions on drugs developed at their institutions...
Fans and Fears of 'Lecture Capture'
DENVER — If professors record their lectures and put them online, will students still come to class? That question came...
Kitty Genovese Lesson in New Hampshire
Mark W. Huddleston, president of the University of New Hampshire, last week published a letter in the student newspaper raising...
A Call to Innovate in Academic Medicine
Even if Congress and President Obama agree on health care reform legislation, much of the actual reform will require the...
Anger at Northwestern Over Blackface Costumes
Many students at Northwestern University are upset over the blackface Halloween costumes of some white students, NBC Chicago reported. Morton...
American Groups Lobby Against Israel Boycott in Norway
With a decision expected this week at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology on a proposal to boycott Israeli...
From Grade Disagreement to $40M Suit
A former student at the University of Michigan at Flint is suing the institution for $40 million, saying he dropped...