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Academic Minute: Disfluencies and Public Speaking
In today’s Academic Minute, Duane Watson of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign explains why improving your public speaking skills...
Berkeley Chancellor to Retire
Robert J. Birgeneau announced Tuesday that he will retire as chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley at the...
Michigan Law Bars Research Assistants From Unionizing
Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan on Tuesday signed legislation that classifies research assistants at public universities as students who are...
Protests at German U. in Cairo
A sit-in at the German University in Cairo has entered its third week, Ahram Online reported. Students are demanding protection...
Education Department Releases FAFSA Completion Data
The Education Department will track the number of students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and release the...
Students Lobby to Stop Interest Rate Increase
Advocacy groups, including Campus Progress, US PIRG, Rebuild the Dream and other student groups, delivered 130,000 letters from students to...
Kickstarting Student Projects
Cash-poor students and organizations turn to popular crowdfunding site to fund-raise for projects that institutional sources are unable or unwilling to bankroll.
Canadians Worry That Female Hockey Players Go to U.S.
Canadian athletic officials gathered last weekend to discuss what they consider a worrisome trend: Most of the top female hockey...