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U. of New Hampshire Lays Off Professor Who Tampered with Student Evaluations
The University of New Hampshire has terminated the contract of Marco Dorfsman, an associate professor of Spanish, after he admitted...
Academic Minute: The Brain and Reading
In today’s Academic Minute, Natalie Phillips of Michigan State University explores how the brain functions while reading literature. Learn more...
Top Puerto Rico University Officials Quit to Protest Governance Changes
Several leaders of University of Puerto Rico campuses have quit their jobs to protest the governor's signing of legislation to...
A Call to 'Commit Sociology'
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper recently annoyed academics in his country by suggesting that only a law-and-order approach was needed...
Dining Hall Workers Vote to Unionize at Pomona
Dining hall workers at Pomona College voted Tuesday, 57 to 26, to unionize and to be represented by Unite Here...
Florida Senate Advances Plan to Turn to Outside Course Providers
The Florida Senate passed a measure Wednesday designed to allow outside groups, including the providers of massive open online courses...
UMass Students Arrested in Connection to Boston Bombings
Two men charged in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings on Wednesday were in the U.S. on student visas and...
Rice's Open Textbook Arm to Double Its Offerings
OpenStax College, the year-old Rice University startup that produces free online textbooks, will more than double the number of fields...