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For Unions, the Only Silver Lining in Ohio Bill Disappears
Academic labor groups were horrified by the bill passed by the Ohio Senate this month, effectively denying collective bargaining rights...
The Professor's Night Job
A former assistant professor of psychology at John F. Kennedy University in Pleasant Hill, Calif., has sued the institution for...
New Short-Term Spending Bill Would Slash Agriculture Earmarks
The latest in a series of short-term spending bills that Congress will consider this week as lawmakers do battle over...
Commencement Speakers Announced: Alabama Southern, Dominican, Hamilton, Messiah, Rutgers-Newark, Smith, Whitworth
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2011: Alabama Southern Community College: Rod A. Risley...
Academic Minute: Pi Day
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Rochester's C. Douglas Haessig explores the mathematical curiosity Pi, and how it has...
How Asian Are Asian Universities?
Campus leaders from Abu Dhabi, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore debate whether institutions should be judged by Western or local criteria -- and whether geography defines higher education.
Nebraska-Omaha to Move to Division I, Drop Football and Wrestling
Officials at the University of Nebraska at Omaha announced Sunday that the institution's athletics program would move to the National...
Fraternity Investigated for Different Kind of Drinking Danger
Police and University of Virginia officials are investigating the possibility of hazing by Zeta Psi after a pledge was hospitalized...