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Korean Universities Cut Tuition Rates
About one-third of South Korean universities have announced tuition cuts, The Korea Herald reported. The government has been urging the...
More Coordination Urged for STEM Programs
Government programs aimed at encouraging more students to complete degrees in science, mathematics, education or technology should be better coordinated...
Tunisian Police End Protest of University That Banned Niqab
Authorities in Tunisia on Tuesday broke up a sit-in that started in November to protest the policy of the University...
Penn State Faculty Senate Rejects No Confidence Motion
By a vote of 128-58, members of the Faculty Senate at Pennsylvania State University voted down a proposal Tuesday to...
Academic Minute: Bacteria and Biofuel
In today’s Academic Minute, David Mullin of Tulane University discusses his work using bacteria to convert old newspaper into biofuel...
Debate Over Plan to Create New Irish University
The presidents of Ireland's existing universities are objecting to a plan to create a new, technologically oriented university, but they...
Massachusetts Governor Wants to Centralize Community Colleges
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is proposing a centralization of community colleges in Massachusetts. His plan would give the state's Board...
Pepperdine Rejects, for Fourth Time, a Gay-Straight Alliance
Pepperdine University has, for the fourth time, rejected a request from a gay-straight student alliance to be recognized. A petition...