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A Guide to the Fiscal Cliff
Congress still has not reached a deal to avert the combination of tax increases and spending cuts -- collectively known...
Senate Passes Bill to Protect Veterans
Late Wednesday the U.S. Senate passed legislation aimed at requiring colleges to be more transparent about how they serve veterans...
Academic Minute: Female Missionary Physicians
In today’s Academic Minute, Connie Shemo of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh explains the connection between the...
Reported Sex Assaults Up 23% at Military Academies
Reports of sexual assaults at the three U.S. military academies are up 23 percent this year, the Associated Press reported...
U. of District of Columbia Fires President
The board of the District of Columbia voted Wednesday to fire Allen L. Sessoms as president, The Washington Post reported...
Harkin to Remain Chair of Senate Education Committee
Senator Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, will remain chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in...
Authors Help Stanford Press Publish Young Scholars
Stanford University Press has started inviting authors to donate some or all of their royalties to a new fund with...
Spanish Scientists Protest Cuts
Scientists in Spain have been holding protests all week over cuts to research budgets, Nature reported. Government spending on science...