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$600K for Fired Professor
Jean Cobbs, with backing from academic groups, said Virginia State revoked her tenure for her defense of colleagues and her politics.
A Stand Against Wikipedia
Middlebury's history professors, as a department, tell students they can't cite the popular (and not always accurate) Web encyclopedia.
The Gold Standard of Green Standards
As environmental push grows, more colleges are adopting specific, ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Easing Athletes' Academic Path
Like many major American universities, the University of Minnesota has on multiple occasions been forced to confront the tension that...
You Can't Eat Prestige
Conventional wisdom has it that private universities are better places to work than public universities. The pay can be significantly...
A Speech and its Aftermath
Jimmy Carter's visit to Brandeis sets off debate about controversial ideas, balance and academic freedom.
Going Borderless and Bilingual
U. of Texas at El Paso's unique M.F.A. program expands into the online sector.