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SAT Skepticism in New Form
NYU announces shift to give more options about tests, but not to go test-optional. Move comes amid increased discussion of this approach to reforming standardized exams.
AAUP Backs Notre Dame in Commencement Controversy
The Indiana Conference of the American Association of University Professors has weighed in on the controversy surrounding President Obama's upcoming...
Creationists Sue Texas Over Rejected Degree Program
The Institute for Creation Research is suing Texas for the right to award master's degrees in the state. The Dallas...
2 Charged in Threats Against UCLA Scientists
A California grand jury on Monday unsealed indictments charging two animal rights activists with 10 counts of threatening scientists at...
U. of Tennessee Reported Donations It Never Received
A state audit has found that the University of Tennessee reported receiving $6.4 million in donations last year that the...
Lewis U. Students Charged in Noose Incident
Three students at Lewis University, in Illinois, have been charged with disorderly conduct in an incident in which they are...
Pulitzer Winners in Academe
Three academics won Pulitzer Prizes in the arts on Monday. In fiction, the winner was Elizabeth Strout, who is on...
Recycled Regalia
What can you make with 23 plastic bottles? A graduation gown, it turns out. Tis the season (almost), and Oak...