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Colorado State Board Releases Recording of Closed Meeting
Colorado State University's board has settled lawsuits by media entities challenging a closed door meeting at which a new chancellor...
NCAA Punishes U. of New Hampshire Hockey Team
The University of New Hampshire’s men’s ice hockey team has been placed on a two-year probation by the National Collegiate...
'Mathematicians Fleeing From Nazi Germany'
Much has been written about the immigration of Jewish scholars and others who opposed or feared the Nazis to the...
Another Dean of Academic Engagement
Last week we reported on the creation of a new position -- "dean of engaged learning" -- at Robert Morris...
Light Collection Plates
The financial climate is prompting many theological schools -- small, endowment-dependent institutions, many of them -- to consider mergers and other new ways of doing business.
Anti-Gay Scholar Rejects NYU
University defended her appointment to visiting position, but announces that she withdrew. NYU also says it didn't know of her statements on gay people when it selected her, but that they wouldn't have been relevant.
Evaluating Teacher Ed
Many new teachers feel prepared for their jobs and intend to stick around, but still seek training in areas such as teaching non-native English speakers, new study says.
Outsourcing Teaching, Overseas
In Utah State degree program in Asia, "lead professors" (from Utah) design the course work and assign the grade, but "local facilitators" (from partner universities) deliver much of the course content.