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Should Exam Anxiety Get a Grad Student Out of Comps?
A doctoral candidate at the University of Manitoba twice failed comprehensive examinations, but was reinstated to the program after claiming...
Philosophers May Move Meeting From San Francisco
Hotel workers are again having disputes with San Francisco hotels, and some groups are calling for boycotts. The Pacific Division...
Elsevier Wants Journal Without Peer Review to Adopt It
Elsevier is pushing the only one of its journals that doesn't use peer review -- Medical Hypotheses -- to start...
The Case of the Missing Statue
Chicago State University wants its statue back. A columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times revealed Friday that a $25,000 statue of...
The New Sustainability U.
Grand Valley State, in Michigan, is betting its interdisciplinary and hands-on method of teaching sustainability will set it apart from the crowd.
Amid Controversy, President Quits Labor College
Departure comes a week after announcement of major expansion plan with for-profit, online provider, but officials deny a link.
Unusual Critique of Recent University Purchases of Artifacts
Several Christian institutions have in recent months announced purchases of fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Robert Cargill, instructional technology...
Tennessee Legislators Approve Higher Ed Reform Bill
Tennessee legislators have approved legislation -- expected to soon be signed into law -- that would ease the transfer of...