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U. of Chicago Condemns Frat Events Disparaging Latinos
University of Chicago officials are condemning recent events at which fraternities planned activities that were disparaging of Latinos and women...
Michigan Seeks to Join Suit on Research Assistant Union
The University of Michigan is seeking to join a federal suit challenging a new Michigan law that bars graduate research...
Website Seeks to Curb Corruption in Ugandan Higher Ed
A new website called Not in My Country has been created to allow for reports of corruption, harassment or incompetence...
Opposition to Closure of U. of Missouri Press
When the University of Missouri System announced on Thursday that it was shutting down the University of Missouri Press, initial...
Academic Minute: Nicotine and Memory
In today’s Academic Minute, Paul Newhouse of Vanderbilt University explains research that suggests nicotine may have beneficial effects on aging...
Wesleyan Announces Three-Year Degree
Wesleyan University president Michael S. Roth announced in a Washington Post blog post that the university will offer a three-year...
Appeals Court Vacates Lower Court's Privacy Law Ruling
A federal appeals court on Thursday directed a lower court to overturn its March 2011 ruling in a legal fight...
2 Loan Interest Rate Measures Fail in Senate
Neither a Republican nor a Democratic bill to keep the interest rate on federally subsidized student loans at 3.4 percent...