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In Florida, legislation advances against "leftist totalitarian professors," while Columbia president frames debate on faculty rights and responsibilities.

A few weeks after ending study abroad program in Spain for practical and political reasons, a community collegereverses itself.

Makers of video games often boast about their authenticity, and EA Sports, which makes several best-selling games, is no different. Its three-year-old college basketball game, NCAA March Madness, features university fight songs, the ability to replay classic college matchups from the past, and players who look and play like real college players (though NCAA amateurism rules bar commercial use of players' names). The (mostly) young people who play the game "coach" their favorite National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I team through a season or longer.

Temple University announced Tuesday that John Chaney would return as its men's basketball coach next season, even though the coach was roundly condemned for ordering one of his players onto the court to aggressively foul opponents. Many commentators had urged Temple to fire Chaney, but President David Adamany said that the coach's five-game suspension would suffice.

With $1 million each, professors supported by unusually lucrative grants are changing undergraduate education at research universities.

A racist Web site that has targeted Jewish law professors at UCLA is now focusing on faculty members at many institutions.

An unusual accrediting dispute could lead to significant changes in how colleges are evaluated.

U. of California, which helped prompt changes to the SAT, now questions dependence on PSAT in awarding National Merit Scholarships.

New data show just how unequally child-care responsibilities fall on male and female professors.