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August 3, 2005

'Guns, Germs, and Steel' Reconsidered
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies has had the kind of impact that most scholarly authors can only dream about for their works. First published by W.W. Norton in 1997, the book won a Pulitzer Prize the next year for its author, Jared Diamond, a professor of geography at the University of California at Los Angeles.

August 3, 2005

More Scrutiny for Career Education Corp.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey are latest states to investigate for-profit company's campuses.

August 3, 2005

August Madness
The NIT and NCAA hit the court (the federal kind), as NCAA defends its basketball tournament against monopoly charges.

August 3, 2005

Quick Takes: Columbia Will Use $15 Million to Diversify Faculty, U. of Calif. Garners Another Big Enron Settlement, Purdue Takes Back Honor for Earl Butz, Cerritos Coach Arrested

August 2, 2005

Final Straw for a Harvard Board Member
Letter details disagreements between only black member of the Harvard Corporation and Lawrence H. Summers.

August 2, 2005

Anti-Urban Bias?
New research asks why the community colleges most likely to serve low-income students are likely to receive less money.

August 2, 2005

Crash Course
Intensive summer program preps students from low-income L.A. high schools for top colleges -- and will track their progress.

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