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Court Restores Wisconsin's Law Barring Public Unions
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's controversial new law barring most collective bargaining by public employees --...
Historians Abandon 'Precirculated Papers'
Many attendees of large scholarly gatherings complain that sessions in which long papers are read aloud rarely excite the audience...
Open Lands, Closed Books
Reports charge that college endowments are financing "land grabs" in Africa -- renewing questions about the ethical issues of fund management.
Newly Tenured ... at California Lutheran, Campbellsville, Middlebury, Northland
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: California Lutheran University --Rainer Diriwächter, psychology--Helen Ahn...
From Provost to Education Dean
Claude Steele, who left Stanford University to become provost of Columbia University two years ago, is returning to the Farm...
Where Low-Income Students Go to College
Students who grow up in poverty are nearly four times likelier to enroll in for-profit colleges than are other students...
Academic Minute: Disasters and Economic Recovery
In today’s Academic Minute, Bryant University's Andres Ramirez explores how economies respond to earthquakes and other natural disasters. Ramirez is...
Controversial Journalism Prof to Retire
Northwestern University announced Monday that David Protess will retire on August 31. As professor of journalism, Protess won acclaim for...