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Timely Gift for Columbia on 12/12/12
People marked December 12, 2012 (or 12/12/12) in variety of ways. At 12:12 p.m., Sharik Currimbhoy, an entrepreneur in India...
Academic Minute: How We Remember
In today’s Academic Minute, Michelle Miller of Northern Arizona University explains why some types of information are more easily remembered...
Hungarian Students Protest Tuition Plan
Thousands of Hungarian students held rallies in Budapest last week to protest government plans to make most university students pay...
Purdue Trims Presidential Compensation
Purdue University announced Saturday that the compensation for its incoming president -- Mitchell E. Daniels, who is wrapping up his...
Censorship or Trademark Enforcement at U. of Delaware?
Two students have sued the University of Delaware in federal court, charging that the university is violating their First Amendment...
New Effort to Diversify Liberal Arts College Faculties
Connecticut, Middlebury and Williams Colleges on Friday announced a new effort to diversify the faculties of liberal arts colleges. The...
Georgetown, Villanova and Other Basketball-Focused Members Ditch Big East
More than 30 years ago, Georgetown, Villanova and a group of other universities with Roman Catholic heritages and high-profile basketball...
More Jobs for Economics Ph.D.s -- Especially in Academe
The American Economic Association saw a 2.7 percent rise in the number of job announcements for Ph.D.s during 2012, continuing...