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U. of Southern California, Scripps Consider Affiliation
The University of Southern California and the Scripps Research Institute are in talks about an affiliation or even an acquisition...
Syracuse Fires Professor for Consensual Relationship
Syracuse University has fired a tenured male professor for a consensual relationship with a female undergraduate, The Post-Standard reported. The...
57% of Americans Back the Oxford Comma
Forget control of Congress and the World Cup. FiveThirtyEight, the new Nate Silver blog, is finally tackling a truly important...
Study: Web Surfing in Class Hurts Top Students Too
Conventional wisdom holds that marginal students may pay more of a price for web surfing during class than top students...
Businessman Donates $100M to U. of Calgary for Medical Research
A businessman and alumnus has donated $100 million to the University of Calgary for medical research -- an amount that...
Consumer Group Wants States to Clamp Down on For-Profits
The National Consumer Law Center, a nonprofit group, on Wednesday released a report calling for tighter state regulation of for-profit...
City Attorney of San Francisco Settles with EDMC
San Francisco's city attorney, Dennis Herrera, on Tuesday announced a $4.4 million settlement with Education Management Corporation (EDMC). Herrera's office...
Pensacola State Faculty Rejects Contract Over Course Loads
The Faculty Association at Pensacola State College in Florida has rejected a contract deal in part because course load and...