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Arizona State Bans Fraternity That Staged Racially Themed Party
Arizona State University on Thursday revoked its recognition of a fraternity that held a racially themed party on the Martin...
Academic Minute: New Stygobitic Species
In today’s Academic Minute, Thomas Sawicki of American Public University describes the discovery of a number of new species in...
Union Contract for Maine Community College Adjuncts
Adjuncts in the Maine Community College System, who teach about 45 percent of all courses, have won their first union...
Academic Minute: Obesity and Tasting Sugar
In today’s Academic Minute, Kathryn Medler of the State University of New York at Buffalo explains why sweets can be...
Linguistics Sees More Undergraduates, Most of Them Women
While linguistics remains a relatively small major nationally, it has been seeing significant growth nationally, from a little more than...
Quebec Judge Rejects Police Request for Sociological Interview
A judge has ruled a taped interview of an alleged killer conducted as part of a sociology study off-limits to...
Udacity Redesign Embraces Founder's 'Pivot'
The massive open online course provider Udacity unveiled a redesigned website on Wednesday, highlighting the company's recent focus on corporate...
Colleges Pitch Possible Experiments With Competency-Based Programs
A group of institutions that favor a competency-based approach to student learning have offered examples of the sorts of approaches...