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The Battle to Control Catholic Commencements
Protests over Notre Dame's invitation to Obama grow, fueled by politics and clouded by a lack of clarity in a key Catholic document.
Bypassing Controversy
Oberlin arch honoring Chinese missionaries, a fixture at graduation, has long been criticized as an homage to imperialism. Now administrators have decided, literally, to sidestep the controversy.
Larry Kramer Questions Gay Studies
Author/activist offers scathing critique of Yale program he helped build and of discipline, arguing that history would have been a better focus than theory and gender studies.
Assessment Is Widespread
Survey finds wide use of measures of learning outcomes and curricular goals, but relatively little communication on these subjects with students.
Nude Ultimate Frisbee Costs Oregon a Shot at Championship
The University of Oregon's oversight board for club sports has ended the Ultimate Frisbee team's season -- although the squad...
Northern Illinois Honors a Ph.D. Family
Northern Illinois University last week gave a special alumni honor to the Sereno Family -- two brothers and four sisters...
Policies on Three-Year Bologna Degrees
Part of the Bologna Process involves the standardization of three-year undergraduate degrees across Europe -- prompting debates in the United...
Preparing for Swine Flu
As of Monday, American higher education was not feeling a direct impact from the worries internationally about swine flu --...