Tag: Around Academe
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New Mexico U. fires critic
Although officials at New Mexico Highlands University deny that insubordination was the reason he was…
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France plans to digitize library
French president Jacques Chirac has called for the digitization of millions of European writings that…
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Soft tissue found in dinosaur bones
In a paper published in Science magazine, researchers report finding rubbery tissues inside a Tyrannosaurus…
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College cuts alumni association ties
After months of disputes, Palmer College of Chiropractic has ended its formal relationship with the…
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Lawsuit pending over mascot
Mascot Chief Illiniwek offends Native Americans and violates Illinois’s 2003 Civil Rights Act, according to…
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Students protest grant change
Tens of thousands of students in Montreal blocked streets and marched through the city in…
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Yale University ends family contribution for low-income students
Yale has joined Harvard in easing the financial burden of a college education on students…
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Archive opens at NY public library
The New York Public Library has launched a free, searchable database of about 275,000 images and…
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NIH broadens definition of diversity
The National Institutes of Health is redefining the terms for its diversity-oriented grants to open…
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Scientist accused of falsifying data
Reiner Protsch von Zieten, professor of anthropology at the University of Frankfurt since 1973, has…
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Textbook kickbacks banned in Va.
Virginia’s legislature has approved a bill that will prohibit professors at the state’s public colleges…
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Chair established in gaming studies
Bing Gordon has been named the first holder of the Electronic Arts Endowed Faculty Chair…
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India shuts down private universities
More than 20,000 students are out of school in the state of Chhattisgarh in central India…
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Special ed moves into college class
The University of Southern Maine has joined forces with Strive, a non-profit organization that serves…
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Applications swell in Ivy League
Numbers released by Harvard and Dartmouth show an increase in overall applications for admission, but…
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Accredited colleges listed on Web
A new Web site (www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/) lists almost 7,000 schools that take part in federal student-aid programs,…
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Zambia offers free anti-AIDS drugs
In response to the large numbers of faculty dying from AIDS in recent years, the…
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China withdraws student ban
The Chinese government has announced it will end its current policy of banning university students…
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Florida rejects chiropractic college
The Florida Board of Governors has shot down a proposal to create the first chiropractic…
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Biosphere for sale
If you can cough up the millions, you can buy Biosphere 2, a giant terrarium…
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College graduation rates available
The Education Trust has made publicly available a database of graduation and retention rates of…
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Group against affirmative action moves for ban in college admissions
The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative submitted a petition reportedly containing more than half a million…
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Study: Law students not prepared for job search after graduation
According to a recent study of law students across the nation, half of them feel…
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BC prof accused of plagiarism
The Rev. William W. Meissner, theology professor at Boston College, committed “a serious breach of…
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