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Boston College Students, Denied Ayers, Discuss Academic Freedom
Following the decision by Boston College to bar a planned speech Monday by William Ayers, students instead devoted the day...
Middle Eastern Students Want a Box to Check
Students from ethnic groups in the Middle East and surrounding regions are pushing the University of California to add a...
Ph.D. Admissions Shrinkage
Even as colleges push to fill undergraduate, master's and professional classes, some institutions are shrinking doctoral programs, where the finances differ.
Trans-Ition
A number of universities have expanded health care benefits in recent years to cover sexual reassignment surgery for transgender students and employees, a move some see as an obligation for institutions with nondiscrimination policies that cover the population.
Banned in Boston
After radio show starts campaign against William Ayers lecture, BC calls off his talk -- citing sensitivity to a police officer's killing that may have had nothing to do with the Weather Underground.
Parents' View of the Economy
Even as many colleges report increased student applications, administrators remain deeply worried about what will happen to enrollments this fall...
Newly Tenured ... at Luther, Marquette, Misericordia
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: Luther College --Bradley Miller, computer science--Lea Pickard, anthropology--Matthew Simpson...
New Student Assignment: Helping the CIA Recruit
The Central Intelligence Agency has long recruited new college graduates as employees -- and those efforts have sometimes been controversial...