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Chinese Dissident Announces Next Steps
Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident who claimed that he was forced from his fellowship at New York University because of...
Academic Minute: Neuronal Blockages and Alzheimer's
In today’s Academic Minute, Shermali Gunawardena of the State University of New York at Buffalo explains how traffic moves along...
Penn State Offers Health Care Plan Carrot In Place of Stick
Further amending its controversial new health care policy, Pennsylvania State University announced this week that it would offer $100 to...
Army Will Close 13 ROTC Programs
The Army will close its Reserve Officers’ Training Corps programs at 13 colleges and universities because of financial constraints. While...
4 Finalists to Lead City College of San Francisco
Arguably one of the most challenging openings among college presidencies today is the chancellor's job at City College of San...
Do Major Prizes Decrease Scholarly Productivity?
A study released Monday suggests that being honored with a major scholarly prize may not improve the winner's productivity. George...
Survey Finds MOOC Optimism Among (Selected) Professors and Administrators
Institutions that have so far experimented with massive open online courses have done so to improve the quality of education...
Indiana U. Launches $15M Digital Preservation Effort
Indiana University will spend $15 million to create accessible digital copies of "video, recorded music and other irreplaceable material" created...