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Anthropology and the Military
At its annual meeting, scholarly association criticizes a Defense Department program that uses social science as a strategic weapon.
Obama Stresses Higher Ed Role in Economy
In remarks kicking off a White House forum on job creation and the economy, President Obama repeatedly stressed the role...
Protecting His Sources
Professors organize on behalf of Minnesota grad student, whose academic freedom they believe is undercut by prosecutors' demands that he reveal what he knows about underground animal rights activists.
Democrats Challenge Accounting of Student Loan Proposal
The chairmen of Congress's education committees on Thursday disputed a report that a proposed lender alternative to President Obama's student...
Court Rejects Use of Eminent Domain for Columbia U.
A New York State appeals court on Thursday rejected the use of eminent domain on behalf of Columbia University for...
U.S. Approves New Stem Cell Lines for Researchers
The National Institutes of Health said on Wednesday that it had approved 13 new "lines" of embryonic stem cells to...
Movement, But Miles to Go
Data on associate degrees and certificates awarded show upturn -- but not nearly enough to put U.S. on track to Obama goal.
Advice for Trustees on Conflicts of Interest
This won't be news to anyone in Illinois, but college trustees and regents need to pay attention to conflicts of...