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Court Backs Right of University to Discipline for Facebook Comments
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the right of the University of Minnesota to discipline a student in a...
Court Strikes Down U.S. Requirement on State Approval for Online Programs
WASHINGTON -- A federal court today invalidated a recently implemented U.S. Education Department regulation that requires colleges and universities that...
Jerry Brown Backs Suit to End Affirmative Action Ban
California Governor Jerry Brown filed a brief Friday backing a lawsuit that seeks to invalidate the state's referendum banning the...
Outrage Over Salary Plan for New San Diego State President
A plan to pay Elliot Hirshman, the new president of San Diego State University, $400,000 -- $100,000 more than his...
U. of Texas Sues Over Warhol Portrait of Farrah Fawcett
The University of Texas System has sued Ryan O'Neal, the actor and long-time companion of the late Farrah Fawcett, charging...
Academic Minute: Legos and Chemistry
In today’s Academic Minute, Nicholas Leadbeater of the University of Connecticut explains the similarity between molecules and Lego bricks, and...
Who Is Global?
At gathering of fund-raisers, university presidents consider how their institutions' missions, donors and governance are evolving.
U. of Johannesburg Scientists Agree to Project With Israelis
Scientists at the University of Johannesburg, in South Africa, on Friday announced a joint water research agreement involving counterparts at...