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Boston College Students, Denied Ayers, Discuss Academic Freedom
Following the decision by Boston College to bar a planned speech Monday by William Ayers, students instead devoted the day...
A Philosopher Critiques His NEH Reviewer
Lots of people get turned down for federal grants. But based on the information he received, Kenneth Taylor wasn't sure...
DREAM Act Introduced
House and Senate leaders last week introduced the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which provides a...
Postdoc Cleared on Poisoning Charges
Prosecutors have dropped all charges against Ben Chun Liu, a postdoc at the University of California at San Francisco, who...
Fairfield U. Drops SAT Requirement
Fairfield University, in Connecticut, announced Monday that is will no longer require that all undergraduate applicants submit SAT scores. Applicants...
Harvard Encourages Learning ... for the Sake of Learning
Harvard University is taking steps to encourage more students to major in subjects that are central to knowledge, even if...
Student Loan Lobbying Intensifies
As Congress prepares to take up their 2010 budget blueprints, supporters and critics of President Obama's proposal to eliminate the...
More Links Between Drug Companies, Medical Education
Yet more evidence has emerged of the impact of pharmaceutical industry support for medical education. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported...