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Academic Minute: Star Wars and Mythology
In today’s Academic Minute, Carl Rubino of Hamilton College explains why the Star Wars series is attracting a whole new...
UC-Riverside Trying Again to Open a Medical School
After setbacks last year stopped its plan to open a new medical school in its tracks, the University of California...
Report Documents Shifts in How Students Pay for College
Students are shouldering an increased share of their own college tuition payments (with their parents picking up less of the...
NCAA Poised to Admit First Canadian University
Simon Fraser University in British Columbia is one step away from becoming the first non-American college or university to belong...
2 New Language Departments Divide Lebanese U.
Faculty members at Lebanese University are questioning the creation of new departments to study Persian and Turkish languages, The Daily...
Paterno Statue Will Reportedly Stay for Now
Trustees of Pennsylvania State University have reportedly decided to keep the campus statue of Joe Paterno, at least for now...
Iowa Supreme Court Blocks Access to Sex Assault Files
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled 4-to-3 Friday that the University of Iowa does not have to release files related to...
Academic Minute: Puzzles and Cognitive Development
In today’s Academic Minute, Susan Levine of the University of Chicago reveals the long-term advantages of playing with puzzles at...