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Second NCAA Reform on Chopping Block
As the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s annual convention approaches, colleges are mounting substantial opposition to the scholarship reform measures that...
Beer and Circuses
At this year's philosophy "smoker," job candidates don't seem to be having a good time, and a petition circulates to reform the controversial reception.
In the New Normal, Don't Occupy the Man Cave
Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of "Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and...
A Small Bump
The academic job market in history shows a modest gain, but some doubt that the supply of jobs is going to get much better.
Canadian Universities Explore 'Block Plans'
The "block plan," in which students take one course at a time for a few weeks, rather than four or...
Reprieve for Oral History
Appeals court issues stay, blocks release of documents from Boston College to British authorities investigating crimes in Northern Ireland.
Governor Stops Merger of U. of Louisville, Catholic Hospitals
Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky has stopped a controversial merger between the University of Louisville's teaching hospital and a Roman...
Academic Minute: The Use of Torture
In today’s Academic Minute, Robert Pallitto of Seton Hall University explains that the U.S. government’s approach to torture has changed...