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What Students Don't Know
A two-year anthropological study of student research habits shows that students are in dire need of help from librarians, but are loath to ask for it.
Who Applies (and Gets In)
Black and Latino applicants with academic credentials equal to white applicants are more likely to apply to and enroll in selective colleges, study finds.
Negotiating No More
Nation’s first union of teaching assistants, citing Wisconsin’s new rules for public unions, decides that it won’t continue with collective bargaining.
U.S. Fines Washington State Over Crime Reports
The United States Department of Education has fined Washington State University $82,500 for improperly reporting two reported sex assaults, the...
Sociology Job Market Improves
Number of searches was up dramatically in 2010, but still lags figures from 2008. And grad students' interests create "mismatch" issues with available positions.
Southern U. Faculty Senate Rejects Furlough Request
The Faculty Senate of Southern University at Baton Rouge has rejected a request to approve furloughs for professors, and to...
Drexel Ends Plan for Undergraduate Campus in California
Drexel University has called off plans to build an undergraduate campus in California, far from the institution's Philadelphia home, The...