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Bucknell Professor Sentenced to Death in Ethiopia
An Ethiopian court has sentenced a Bucknell University professor to death, but the sentence was in absentia as the professor...
Britain Considers 2-Year College Degrees
The British government has urged universities to develop "fast track" college degrees that could be finished in two years instead...
Do American Students Bring Down the Curve?
"My Lazy American Students," an op-ed in The Boston Globe, is attracting considerable online debate. The piece -- by Kara...
$100M in Senate Health Bill Is Bid to Help UConn
Sen. Christopher Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat, managed to insert a provision in the Senate's version of health care legislation that...
NIH Will Seek New Rules on Conflicts of Interest
The National Institutes of Health is planning to propose new rules for researchers receiving its grants, requiring that they disclose...
Adjunct Sues College President He Videotaped
An adjunct humanities professor has sued the president of Edison Community College, in Ohio, over the president’s refusal to rehire...
Justice vs. Football
The University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa already is on record in favor of skipping a few days of classes to...
Egyptian University Will Appeal Niqab Ruling
Ain Shams University, in Cairo, has announced that it will appeal a court ruling allowing its female students to wear...