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Some Endowments See a Little Good News
What amounts to good news for endowment managers these days wouldn't have been good news a few years ago. But...
Hiring Coup or Tainted Hire?
Texas Tech educators and others debate university's selection of Alberto Gonzales, Bush's attorney general, to teach political science and help recruit Latino students.
UNLV President Demoted
The Nevada Board of Regents on Friday ended David Ashley's presidency at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, returning...
My Intellectual Territory
An NEH grant awarded to professors to start teaching courses around life's "enduring questions" has some philosophers wondering if they've been forgotten.
Simon Fraser to Become First Canadian University in NCAA
If all goes according to plan, Simon Fraser University, in British Columbia, will be the first Canadian member of the...
GI Bill Math
At one Air Force base, soon-to-be veterans evaluate options of a program whose benefits are not uniform.
Wisconsin and Texas Expand Deals With Google
The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Wisconsin at Madison have expanded their deals with Google Books...
Conflict With My Interests
As the government and universities move to limit or require more reporting of professors' corporate ties, some researchers form group to object.