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Leon Kass Named to Deliver Jefferson Lecture
Leon R. Kass, a bioethicist, was named Monday by the National Endowment for the Humanities to give the 2009 Jefferson...
Adjunct Solidarity
Weber State didn't expect anyone outside Utah to notice the plan to cut base pay by 7% for those off the tenure track. Then the letters started to arrive.
IIE Releases Report on Study Abroad and STEM
The Institute of International Education on Monday released a paper on promoting study abroad in science and technology fields, the...
Downturn Prompts Minnesota-Crookston to End Hockey
Hockey is to Minnesota as football is to Alabama and basketball to North Carolina -- and not easily trifled with...
Movement to Ban Bottled Water Hits Canada
The University of Winnipeg, carrying out the results of a student vote, will ban bottled water from the campus. Winnipeg...
Organizing a World of Knowledge
Project analyzes how universities organize the study of world regions and the role of area studies centers.
Senate, Ending Delays, Confirms 2 Top Science Officials
For weeks now, the Senate (at the bidding of a few senators) has been delaying the confirmations of John Holdren...
Farewell to the Printed Monograph
U. of Michigan Press plans dramatic move in scholarly publishing, shifting to a digital model -- with hopes of being able to increase production of important, non-commercial research.