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Ehlers, Advocate for Science, to Retire From Congress
U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.), a former physics professor who championed academic research and especially science education during eight terms...
Baker U. Eliminates 5 Majors
Baker University is eliminating five majors -- molecular bioscience, wildlife biology, computer information systems, physical education and political science. The...
Donor Anonymity Upheld in U. of Wisconsin Case
A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the University of Wisconsin at Madison does not have to reveal the anonymous donor...
Whistle Blower Sues LSU
Ivor van Heerden, who was a leading whistle blower in the analysis of what went wrong after Katrina hit New...
Sudden Resignation at North Texas
Gretchen Bataille announced Wednesday that she is leaving the presidency of the University of North Texas at the end of...
Iowa Bars Porn Film
The University of Iowa has canceled a student-run theater's planned showing of a pornographic film this weekend, The Iowa City...
Rough Start for New Regulator
Two weeks after its rebirth, California agency to oversee private postsecondary education erroneously tells 50 institutions that they are approved to offer new programs.
Philosophers Push Campaign Against Limits on Hiring Gay Professors
Calvin College has become the first institution covered by a new rule of the American Philosophical Association of requiring any...