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Too Hot for Pasadena?
Community college forces professor to bar the press and public from a lecture by a porn star who is attracting large female fan base.
Opinion
Let's Get Small
Jeremy Bernstein's "A Palette of Particles" offers a guided tour of the subatomic universe. Scott McLemee goes on a trip.
Opinion
Academic Jerks
A professor's reflection on personalities prevalent in academe strikes a chord with scholars.
Succeed and Lose Your Job
Instructor creates successful master's programs at Kent State, wins rave reviews from students and colleagues -- and is told without explanation that he won't be renewed.
A Protest Resignation
One prominent anthropologist, Marshall Sahlins, resigns from National Academy of Sciences to protest its election of another prominent anthropologist, Napoleon Chagnon, as well as the group's military partnerships.
Big Push for Open Access
White House order jump-starts the process and even wins support from publishers.
Scholar Detained, Meeting Aborted
After one of its faculty members is turned away from Dubai, London School of Economics pulls out of joint conference with American U. of Sharjah.
Snapshot Dissertation
Should universities require graduate students to pare down years of research into a soundbite that can be understood by non-scholars?