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Academics Struggle for Civil Society in Iraq
Scholars of the Middle East hear reports on somewhat limited progress facing their Iraqi colleagues.
Rooming With Your Child
College of Saint Mary offers alternative on-campus housing opportunity for single mothers.
Anthropological Engagement, for Good and for Bad?
At annual anthropology conference, scholars discuss ethical imperatives to apply their expertise outside academe -- and ethically fraught applications.
The Easy Way Out
NCAA panel, charged with bolstering basketball players' academic performance, focuses on making outcomes look better, not on actual improvement, critics say.
Power Grab at DuPage
Board issues plan to adopt "Academic Bill of Rights," end faculty control of curriculum, and give trustees authority over student newspaper content and outside speakers.
Doctorate Production Continues to Grow
U.S. universities record fifth straight year of increase in number of degrees awarded. Gains come mostly in sciences and among non-U.S. citizens; humanities Ph.D.'s decline 4.5 percent.