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A Heavier Load in Ohio
Governor’s plan to force faculty to teach one more class every two years sparks more bitterness.
Sallie Mae to Compete on Checking Accounts for Aid Refunds
Sallie Mae announced Monday that it will begin offering checking accounts for students with federal financial aid refunds. The company...
Chestnut Hill Reaches Settlement With Gay Priest
Rev. James St. George, a gay priest, on Monday announced that he had reached "an amicable resolution" with Chestnut Hill...
Academic Minute: Journalism and Social Media
In today’s Academic Minute, Claudette Artwick of Washington and Lee University examines the traditional media's evolving use of social media...
Drew Faust Will Give 2011 Jefferson Lecture
Drew Gilpin Faust, a historian of the Civil War and the American South, was named Monday by the National Endowment...
Student Who Made Anti-Asian Video Will Leave UCLA
Alexandra Wallace, who made a now notorious video mocking and complaining about Asian students, announced Friday that she is leaving...
Public-Private Tensions in Georgia
Significant cuts in Georgia's popular but expensive HOPE scholarships (which primarily help those at public institutions) have some educators and...
Academic Minute: Natural Disasters and the Poor
In today's Academic Minute, John Mutter of Columbia University’s Earth Institute reveals that in the wake of a natural disaster...