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New Minerva Grants
The National Science Foundation announced a new round of grants for a controversial program in which social scientists conduct research...
Saudi King Removes Cleric Who Criticized New University
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has removed from a key position a cleric who recently criticized a new university for...
Sophie's Choice for 2-Year Colleges
Throughout the last year, leaders of many four-year colleges have adopted the mantra that their institutions can "no longer be...
3 Share Nobel in Medicine
Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak were named winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology...
Binghamton Fallout: Adjunct Reinstated, Inquiry Shifted
The fallout continues to grow in the basketball scandal at the State University of New York at Binghamton. On Friday...
Mutual Back Scratching
In conference call with community college presidents, Obama administration officials offer support and praise -- and subtly seek backing for plan on restructuring financial aid programs.
Med School Adds Loopholes to Draft of Ethics Rules
The University of Wisconsin's medical school, like many medical schools, has been examining conflict of interest rules in the wake...
Old School Values
As many colleges base new institutes on visions of the future, Chestnut Hill is designing its Institute for Forgiveness and Reconciliation with an eye to what is timeless.