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History, But No Smoking Gun
University of Maryland releases findings of inquiry into its ties to slavery.
Nobel in Economics Goes to Scholars at Indiana, Berkeley
The 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics will be shared by Elinor Ostrom and Oliver E. Williamson. Ostrom, professor of...
Organized Against Labor
Conservative group has been filing information requests and complaints against university centers that work with unions; AAUP charges violation of academic freedom.
Health Plans Faulted for Inattention to College Students
A nonpartisan group of student health experts issued a statement Saturday warning that none of the major proposals under consideration...
U. of Chicago Plans Faculty Expansion
The University of Chicago is planning a faculty expansion in coming year -- not just the unfreezing of selected positions...
Six-Figure Adjunct Salary ... for Key State Senator
The College of William and Mary gave a state senator, Tommy Norment, an appointment teaching two courses a year, for...
Adjunct Breakthroughs in Rhode Island Contract
Members of the adjunct union at Rhode Island College have voted to ratify a contract, the union's first with the...
Half-Learned Lessons
Ten years after the National Center for Academic Transformation began course redesigns, early adopters applaud learning outcomes but remain ambivalent about the cost reduction.