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New COO for Federal Student Aid
The Education Department on Monday announced the appointment of William J. Taggart as chief operating officer of the agency's federal...
An Ethics First
Linguistics society agrees on statement on appropriate research practices. Emphasis is on issues raised in studies of endangered languages.
Newly Tenured ... at California Lutheran, Coastal Carolina, Northwestern (Iowa)
The following individuals have recently been awarded tenure by their colleges: California Lutheran University --Julia Fogg, religion--Haco Hoang, political science--Christina...
Ronald Takaki, Pioneer in Ethnic Studies, Dies at 70
Ronald Takaki, a long-time professor of ethnic studies at the University of California at Berkeley and a pioneer in the...
Growing and Adjusting Abroad
Research explores impact of short-term study abroad, and factors that put foreign students at risk of cultural adjustment problems.
How Colleges Use FERPA to Keep Athletics Secrets
A six-month investigation by The Columbus Dispatch has found that colleges and universities use "wildly different legal interpretations" of the...
Blago-Style Admissions
Chicago Tribune exposes extent of political influence on getting into U. of Illinois -- leaving university pledging to fix any problems and claiming that this goes on everywhere.
Gee Quits Board of Controversial Energy Company
E. Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State University, has resigned as a board member of Massey Energy, a company that...