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Shock Heard Round the World
Campus safety experts respond to the much-debated Taser incident at University of Florida.
The Platonic Ideal of Perfection
A philosophy professor at McGill University requires a perfect score to continue class on Plato -- and students complain. Prisoners chained in a cave?
Appeals Court Upholds Military Recruiting
A last attempt by professors to fight the Solomon Amendment on academic freedom grounds is turned back.
Docking a Grade for Skirting the Rules?
Responding to student pressure, the College of Business at Illinois State keeps its business-casual requirement but lessens consequences for violations.
A Worldwide Test for Higher Education?
International group is (quietly) discussing the prospect of creating a global measure of student learning outcomes at the college level.
New Watchdog for Donors
New center plans to link philanthropists with colleges that share their vision, but some fund raisers aren't certain about the need for more scrutiny.