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Calls to Oust DePaul Dean Implicated in Torture Report
Some Chicago-area faculty members and students continued their efforts to get DePaul University to investigate the past of its dean...
Cairo U Bans Faculty From Wearing Face Veils in Class
Cairo University is banning faculty from wearing the niqab, a veil worn by some Muslim women that covers the face...
Colleges Told Not to Ask Applicants to Rank Choices
The Assembly of the National Association for College Admission Counseling voted Saturday to amend its ethics code to state that...
Colleges on S.C. Coast Close for Hurricane
A number of South Carolina colleges, especially those in Charleston or on the coast, are closed today, trying to preserve...
Academic Minute: Economics in Sports
In today's Academic Minute, Jonathan Willner, professor of economics at Oklahoma City University, describes his research into the economics of...
Arne Duncan to Resign as Education Secretary
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will step down as the nation's top education official in December, an Education Department source confirmed...
U.S. Financial Aid Advisory Panel Apparently Terminated
The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, which since 1986 has advised the Education Department and Congress on student aid...
Academic Minute: Harry Potter Personalities
In today's Academic Minute, Laura Crysel, a psychologist at Stetson University, provides a scholarly analysis of a popular Harry Potter...