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Quick Takes: Ig Nobel Prizes, Pelosi Pledges Pell Increase, Promoting Engagement, More Travails for Corinthian, U. of Cal. and Nurses in Deal, Nova Southeastern Custodians Unionize, Conviction in Grade-Buying Case, Imperial to Leave U. of London
… Scholars who work on these and other pressing issues were … In a speech at Georgetown University, Pelosi said that … a tentative agreement with the union that represents its 8,500 …
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Quick Takes: Congressman Challenges NCAA Tax Exemption, Ex-President Convicted of Embezzlement, Guilty Plea in Lab Firebombing, Student Teacher and U. Settle Lawsuit Over Classroom Prayer, Clackamas President on Leave
… House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee has sent the … ecoterrorist firebombing of a University of Washington Center for … by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of a student …
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On the Payroll, Permanently
… For years, the University of Wisconsin at Madison … to work at football games and set up campus events. The … positions off their payrolls. Union leaders, students, faculty …
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Ruling Worries Academic Labor
… like assigning duties to others, and setting shifts, are supervisors … for the American Association of University Professors, said that … NLRB and this ruling could give union opponents a new strategy. …
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Quick Takes: Chemistry Nobel, Pa. Loan Agency Probed, Attitudes on Drinking, Media Group Censures Okla. Baptist, Dean Quits Following Drug Charge, French Intellectuals Back Philosopher, Gallaudet Protests Return, NIH Effort on Clinical Research
… to the outer parts of the cells, and is used for the production of … to a new Pennsylvania State University study. The research, … outside Cleveland, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. Mohsen …
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Quick Takes: Nobel in Medicine, TB Cases, Huge Campaigns, Duke's Strategy, Crime and No Punishment, Loan Program Criticized, Anti-Hazing Law, 'Full Monty' Ends Adjunct Job, NSF Win for Texas, State Policy Expert Moves On, Cuts at James Madison
… Fire, a professor of pathology and genetics at Stanford University, and Craig C. Mello, a … with tuberculosis, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported. The college …
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Codes Don't Work
… arose for resolving protests and making it possible for colleges … athletic schools and the entire University of California system, … so they ask people about trade union affiliation or pregnancy …
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Quick Takes: Alternative Rankings Proposed, San Jose State Debates Skype Ban, UT-Austin Tops Pre-Hopwood Minority Enrollments, Lab Rules in Boston, Foreign Soccer Players, Settlement in Title IX Case, Ranking Colleges' Sexual Health
… Existing tools and measurements could allow … on top students. San Jose State University has upset many students … The American Civil Liberties Union and Missouri State University …
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Quick Takes: $175M for USC Film School, Gun Ban LIfted at Utah, Arrests in Duquesne Shootings, Dean Faces Drug Charge, Harvard Endowment Tops $29B, Spellings Gets Report, Mascot Suit Rejected, Cornell Copyright Rules, Constitution Day at Florida Atlantic
… to the film school of the University of Southern California … -- $75 million for facilities and $100 million for the endowment. … a member of the Black Student Union, helped her associates -- …
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5 Duquesne Basketball Players Shot
… Five Duquesne University basketball players -- … leaving a dance at the student union. As of Sunday night, three … out, enjoying the night," and saw or heard the shooting, said …