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Protest Over Possible Criminal Charges Against Irvine Students
Students at the University of California at Irvine are protesting an apparent criminal investigation by a local district attorney into...
Academic Minute: Economics and Climate Change
In today’s Academic Minute, Eban Goodstein of Bard College describes the economic costs associated with rapidly melting Arctic sea ice...
Southwestern U. Will Keep Its Name
Southwestern University's board has voted to keep the institution's name, ending a period of study and debate over whether the...
Colleges Report Some Problems With Online FAFSA
Some families and financial aid administrators are reporting technological troubles with the online version of the Free Application for Federal...
Commencement Speakers Announced: Emory, Franklin
The following colleges and universities have announced their commencement speakers for spring 2011: Emory University: Janet Napolitano, U.S. secretary of...
A Leaner Howard U.
University moves to eliminate or change 40% of its degree programs so that science can receive more emphasis. Philosophy survives; classics does not.
Adjunct Wins Back Course
Following debate over academic freedom and job qualifications, Brooklyn College will let grad student teach course on Middle Eastern politics.
Ethos Matters
Researchers find that institutional identity trumps policy when it comes to whether professors think their institutions value teaching.