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An Academic Expletive
It starts with "ass" -- but get your head out of the gutter; it's not what you think. Still, some deans suggest avoiding the word around professors.
University Presidents Push for Homeland Security Research Funds
A group of presidents from 12 research universities are calling for restored federal investment in the Department of Homeland Security's...
Iranian Professor Arrested by U.S. Authorities
U.S. authorities have arrested Seyed Mojtaba Atarodi, an assistant professor at Sharif University of Technology, in Iran, and charged him...
The Real Reason Yale Star Didn't Win Rhodes Scholarship
Many followed the story of Patrick J. Witt, the star quarterback at Yale University, who in November said he was...
Texas Makes Slight Change in Rules for Immigrant Tuition
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has voted to require public colleges to tell all undocumented students receiving in-state tuition...
Attendance Drops for Major College Football
Regular-season attendance for football this academic year fell in 8 of the 11 major-college conferences, USA Today reported. Further, bowl...
University Dumps Province From Its Name
The University of Western Ontario is changing its name and rebranding itself as Western University, The Globe and Mail reported...
Behind the Digital Curtain
Could weaving the digital humanities into undergraduate education help improve students' information literacy?