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'Mathematicians Fleeing From Nazi Germany'
Much has been written about the immigration of Jewish scholars and others who opposed or feared the Nazis to the...
Extra Credit for Abstaining From Facebook
Robert Doade, an associate professor of philosophy at Trinity Western University, in British Columbia, is among those academics who believe...
Outsourcing Teaching, Overseas
In Utah State degree program in Asia, "lead professors" (from Utah) design the course work and assign the grade, but "local facilitators" (from partner universities) deliver much of the course content.
A Resignation and a Proposal
President of financial aid group quits amid charges related to past position, as student aid officials put forward alternative to Obama student loan plan.
Proposal Revived for Donors to Save Courses
The chancellor of City College of San Francisco, Don Griffin, has revived his plan to have donors "sponsor" courses that...
Anti-Gay Scholar Rejects NYU
University defended her appointment to visiting position, but announces that she withdrew. NYU also says it didn't know of her statements on gay people when it selected her, but that they wouldn't have been relevant.
Prof Fired for Depositing Student Payments in His Account
Do-it-yourself tuition collection by professors apparently doesn't go over well at Florida Gulf Coast University. The Fort Myers News-Press reported...