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Database Outages Lead to Visa Processing Delays
A U.S. Department of State database has been experiencing “significant performance issues, including outages" since last Saturday, resulting in delays...
Academic Minute: Improved Autopilot Technology
In today's Academic Minute, Carlos Varela, an associate professor of computer science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, asks why we aren't...
Owner of California For-Profits Files for Bankruptcy
BioHealth College Inc., which owns for-profit colleges in four cities in California, has filed for bankruptcy, The San Jose Mercury...
Antioch U. Seattle Adjuncts Vote to Unionize
Non-tenure-track faculty members at Antioch University’s Seattle campus voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming a union affiliated with the Service...
Senator Plagiarized His Master's Thesis
Senator John Walsh, a Montana Democrat, plagiarized significant portions of the thesis that won him a master's degree at the...
California's New 'Sip and Spit' Law
A new California law will allow college students under the legal drinking age of 21 to drink alcohol in class...
Academic Minute: Parental Involvement in Early Education
In today's Academic Minute, Keith Robinson, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, examines the educational...
More Out-of-State Students at U. of California
Enrollment of out-of-state students continues to rise, and provoke debate, at University of California campuses. The Los Angeles Times reported...