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Open Lands, Closed Books
Reports charge that college endowments are financing "land grabs" in Africa -- renewing questions about the ethical issues of fund management.
Academic Minute: The Arts and Prison Rehabilitation
In today’s Academic Minute, Purchase College's Suzanne Kessler examines the benefits of incorporating the arts into prison-based rehabilitation programs. Find...
Newly Tenured ... at California Lutheran, Campbellsville, Middlebury, Northland
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges and universities: California Lutheran University --Rainer Diriwächter, psychology--Helen Ahn...
Bethany University Will Close
Bethany University, an Assemblies of God institution in California, announced Monday that it is shutting down. Efforts will be made...
Catholic U. Will Return to Single-Sex Dorms
The new president of Catholic University of America, John Garvey, announced Monday in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal...
Music School Will Merge With Bard
The Longy School of Music -- which operates in Cambridge, Mass., as a music school for children and a conservatory...
British University Moves to Add Junior Faculty
At a time that most British universities are announcing cutbacks, the University of Birmingham has announced plans to hire 50...
From Provost to Education Dean
Claude Steele, who left Stanford University to become provost of Columbia University two years ago, is returning to the Farm...