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A Forced Anthropology Merger
9 years after much-discussed split of Stanford department in two, separate programs are ordered to combine.
Gender Change Costs Dean a Job
When a man started appearing as a woman, a religious college asserted its right to dismiss.
A Focus on the Physical Sciences
President continues to push for increased spending for NSF and Energy Dept. research, shortchanging NIH, science advocates complain.
The New Face of For-Profit Colleges
Harris Miller, chief of career college group, seeks to reach out to nonprofit colleges and Democrats on Capitol Hill.
Defeat for Same-Sex Benefits
Michigan appeals court says state ban on gay marriage also limits benefits public colleges can offer gay employees.
Banned in Akron
Administrators bar selection of noted writer's work for freshmen to read because he was once in jail.
A Troubled Typist
Michigan Law School graduate sues his former institution because he says exams are harder for students who type slowly.