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Plane Crash Kills 2 Oklahoma State Coaches
A plane crash Thursday night killed Kurt Budke, the women's basketball coach at Oklahoma State University, and the assistant women’s...
Academic Minute: End-of-Life Transitions
In today’s Academic Minute, Joan Teno of Brown University examines the usefulness of the stressful transitions faced by the elderly...
Students in Colombia End Boycott of Classes
Student leaders in Colombia have called off a month-long boycott of classes, the Associated Press reported. The students agreed to...
Signs of Hope in Job Market for New College Grads
Hiring of new college graduates is expected to increase by 4 percent, according to a national survey of employers by...
Syracuse Assistant Coach on Leave Over Sex-Abuse Charge
Syracuse University has placed an assistant men's basketball coach, Bernie Fine, on leave amid reports that the local police are...
GAO: More Data Needed on Distance Education
The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Thursday issued a report finding that the Education Department lacks sufficient data on distance...
Bright Is the New Black
In today’s Academic Minute, Columbia University's Stuart Gaffin discusses how the colors and materials used by urban planners can reduce...
Sociology and Wikipedia
Just a few years after academics traded horror stories about the online encyclopedia, scholarly societies begin to embrace it.