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A Prominent Public Targets Faculty Retention

UC Berkeley receives a $113 million gift to help keep some of its top professors from raids by private universities -- and stem a problem facing many of its peers.

Fighting for Your Right to Party

Rowdy campus bashes present administrators with a balancing act: regulating events while not encouraging students to go "underground."

New Presidents or Provosts: Allan Hancock College, Marietta College, Northwestern U., Plymouth State U., State U. of New York at Stony Brook, Tyler Junior College, Vanguard U. of Southern California

Michigan Resumes Distribution of Anti-Israel Book

University cites academic freedom issues -- and also says that nature of book will prompt reconsideration of relationship with British publisher of the work.

College Capacity Grows

Federal report shows number of postsecondary institutions and number of degrees they award continuing to expand.

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Campus Bomb Threats Mount

At least six colleges receive new warnings about attacks to coincide with anniversary of September 11 -- but officials see small risk of real danger.

A Book on Hold

U. of Michigan Press halts -- but may resume -- distribution of book published in Britain arguing that creation of Israel was a mistake.