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Mixing Partying and Politics
As they fête Obama's historic inauguration, advocates for historically black colleges urge the president-elect to prioritize them in his stimulus package.
Political Scientists and Human Rights
This decade has seen a surge in publishing on the issue -- both in journals and in dissertation topics -- but does it remain on the discipline's margins?
Fallout From Auto Industry Collapse
Some community colleges in Michigan see losses in contracts, programs and students -- at time state budget has little to offer.
Could a Press End Up on Chopping Block?
Fears of Utah State University's scholarly publishing arm illustrate the vulnerability of academic publishing in a year of massive budget cuts.
Lost Before They Start
The problem with remedial education at community colleges may not be the courses, but the sequences -- and how students progress (or never do), study suggests.
Making Human Rights More Scientific
AAAS launches group aimed not only at protecting rights of scientists, but of bringing scholarly expertise to broader humanitarian efforts.