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Postdoc Cleared on Poisoning Charges
Prosecutors have dropped all charges against Ben Chun Liu, a postdoc at the University of California at San Francisco, who...
DREAM Act Introduced
House and Senate leaders last week introduced the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which provides a...
A Philosopher Critiques His NEH Reviewer
Lots of people get turned down for federal grants. But based on the information he received, Kenneth Taylor wasn't sure...
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.