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Panetta Promotes Foreign Language Training
Leon Panetta, the new secretary of defense, is calling on the military to look for new ways to promote language...
Call for Probe of District's Hire of Inspector General
State auditors are calling on the Los Angeles Community College District to seek a criminal investigation of the district's hiring...
U. of Utah Fires Faculty Member Deemed to Have Plagiarized
The University of Utah has fired a political science professor after concluding that he engaged in a "pattern of plagiarism,"...
Study Finds (and Examines) Gap in NIH Funding for Black and White Researchers
White applicants for grants from the National Institutes of Health were significantly likelier than black researchers to win funding, according...
Vanderbilt Includes Wiccan and Pagan Holidays on Calendar
Some eyebrows were raised recently when Vanderbilt University's Office of Religious Life sent faculty members a list of the holidays...
NYU Pays $210,000 to Settle Race Bias Suit
New York University has agreed to pay $210,000 to settle a suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over...
U. of Miami President Vows 'Meticulous' Review of Burgeoning Sports Scandal
President Donna E. Shalala said Wednesday that the University of Miami would cooperate fully with a National Collegiate Athletic Association...
Academic Minute: Forensic Psychology
In today’s Academic Minute, Cheryl Paradis of Marymount Manhattan College explains her efforts to understand the inner workings of the...