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Interacting at the Intersection of Life and Religion
How do we discuss topics such as life and religion? In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Heidelberg’s Linda Sauer...
GAO Takes Moderate Stance on Online Program Providers
Eagerly awaited U.S. review of companies that manage colleges’ online academic programs urges more Education Department scrutiny but doesn’t appear to significantly threaten revenue-sharing deals.
A Narrower Definition of Academic Freedom
In their new book, Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth argue that the First Amendment is not crucial to academic freedom. Instead, they call on faculty to develop the rules.
Faculty Camps Out at San Francisco City College, Protests Cuts
Faculty members at San Francisco City College have been camping out on campus since Tuesday night to protest impending layoffs...
New Presidents or Provosts: Ferris State U, Houghton College, North Dakota State College of Science, San Francisco State U, Talladega College, Texas State U, U of Michigan, West Virginia State U
Valerie Sheares Ashby, dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University, in North Carolina, has been selected...
Professor Removes Tweet About Justice Sotomayor
A professor at George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia Law School has removed his entire Twitter account and apologized for a...
UNC Journalism School Accreditation Downgraded
Just days after the formal downgrading of the accreditation of the journalism school at the University of North Carolina at...
N.Y. Bars Transcript Withholding Over Student Bills
Colleges in New York State are now barred from withholding transcripts as a means of collecting student debt. Democratic governor...