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Court Backs Right of University to Discipline for Facebook Comments
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the right of the University of Minnesota to discipline a student in a...
Push to Protect Non-Tenure-Track Law Profs
An American Bar Association panel reviewing standards used to evaluate law schools is leaning toward requiring more job protection for...
Google Launches Research Institute in Germany
Humboldt University, Berlin's oldest university, announced Monday that Google is setting up a research institute there, the Associated Press reported...
High-Profile Sallie Mae Enters Low-Profile Tuition Insurance Market
A big name in student finance is entering a market that has been populated mostly by under-the-radar players: the practice...
Academic Minute: Race and 'Passing'
In today’s Academic Minute, Vanderbilt University's Daniel Sharfstein examines the long history of racial assimilation in the United States and...
Law Schools Focus on the Practical
Many law schools are making curricular shifts to focus on practical skills instead of legal theory, The Wall Street Journal...
Studying and Treating Addiction
Scientists are increasingly treating addiction as a disease needing treatment. The New York Times noted a consequence of this trend...
Yale Rejects Call for Inquiry on Treatment of Juan Cole
Yale University has rejected a call from the Middle East Studies Association for an independent inquiry into the university's decision...