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Pittsburgh Mayor Wants to Tax College Tuition
Luke Ravenstahl, mayor of Pittsburgh, is proposing a 1 percent tax on college tuition, hoping to raise millions to help...
University in Brazil Reverses Expulsion Over Skirt
Bandeirante University, in Brazil, on Monday announced that it was reversing the expulsion of a student who was kicked out...
Teaching for Free
U. of California at Davis asks faculty to forfeit stipends they get for leading freshman seminars, generating some givebacks and some resentment.
Spoonful of Sugar
When pressing students to pay $1,000 surcharge, Wisconsin-Madison promised them a say in how money would be spent. That's made hike easier to swallow.
Threat to Faculty Free Speech
3 years after Supreme Court decision about the rights of public employees, AAUP sees peril for professors' freedoms and starts campaign to establish new institutional protections.
American Groups Lobby Against Israel Boycott in Norway
With a decision expected this week at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology on a proposal to boycott Israeli...
From Grade Disagreement to $40M Suit
A former student at the University of Michigan at Flint is suing the institution for $40 million, saying he dropped...
Athletic Woes at U. of New Mexico
The athletics department at the University of New Mexico is spending a lot of time on physical altercation issues. On...