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U.Va.'s fight for academic freedom
Source: hamptonroads.co Posted By: Len WIS...5256 days ago
Campus: University of Virginia-Main Campus
University of Virginia leaders acted prudently last week when they rebuffed Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's demand that they turn over thousands of papers and e-mails related to grants awarded....
Fee hikes weigh on Massachusetts students
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Cat BEC...5257 days ago
Campus: University of Massachusetts-Boston
Tens of thousands of students and their families will be shelling out more money next school year to attend Massachusetts public universities, colleges, and community colleges as campuses raise....
University of Alberta losing 400 staff and faculty
Source: vancouversun.co Posted By: Cat BEC...5258 days ago
Campus: University of Alberta
At least 400 staff and faculty will be leaving the University of Alberta this year through retirement programs and layoffs, say officials, while the number of incoming students is expected to....
Charlette Blubaugh resigns from position at University of Central Oklahoma
Source: campuscorner.ka Posted By: Maxcy JON...5259 days ago
Campus: University of Central Oklahoma
Charlette Blubaugh, the former director of the Kansas ticket office alleged to have sold men's basketball tickets illegally, resigned Wednesday from her job at the University of Central Oklahoma....
MIT Researchers Design Airliner That Uses 70% Less Fuel
Source: wired.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...5259 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers recently released a concept aircraft design that could use 70 percent less fuel than current commercial airliners. The simple secret, they say:....
Brown University, elite Ivy League school, raises questions with handling of rape allegations
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Erin HER...5260 days ago
Campus: Brown University
William McCormick III crossed the wrought-iron gates of Brown University on a full scholarship, a champion wrestler from Wisconsin who expected four years at an Ivy League institution known for....
UC Admissions Drop Slightly for Fall, Remain High Overall for Cal High Students
Source: sanramon.patch. Posted By: Billy TAM...5264 days ago
Campus: University of California System Administration Central Office
Despite high anxiety during this year's college admissions process, nine out of 10 California High students who applied to University of California colleges won acceptance for next fall. Because....
Michelle Obama: 'A brighter, better future ahead for Detroit'
Source: detnews.com Posted By: Anna CEC...5265 days ago
Campus: Wayne State University (WSU)
First lady Michelle Obama said today there are brighter times ahead for Detroit and Michigan in her speech at Wayne State, where she called on adults to reach out to young people as mentors. But....
University of Michigan Imposes Sanctions on Its Football Team
Source: usnews.com Posted By: Anna CEC...5265 days ago
Campus: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The other shoe dropped in the University of Michigan football scandal. After an investigation into allegations that the football team had violated NCAA rules, the university has come to the conclusion....
University of Virginia marks commencement with thoughts of lost classmates
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Mary PER...5267 days ago
Campus: University of Virginia-Main Campus
It took nearly an hour for about 6,000 University of Virginia graduates to "walk the Lawn" through the heart of the historic campus during commencement Sunday, past tens of thousands of relatives....
UC Berkeley plan to test freshmen DNA criticized
Source: google.com Posted By: Renee HIC...5270 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said the school was pushing an unproven technology on impressionable....
Protesters gather as U. of I. board meets to OK 9.5 percent tuition hike
Source: suntimes.com Posted By: Benny Penito..5271 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
As the University of Illinois’ board of trustees met today to consider hiking tuition for incoming students by 9.5 percent, union protesters gathered outside the meeting to protest the increase....
Whiz kid allegedly conned way into Harvard
Source: news.bostonhera Posted By: Benny Penito..5273 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
Armed with a computer, a baby-faced con man effortlessly bamboozled Harvard University, amassing $46,000 in competitive financial aid based on letters of recommendation he fabricated and educational....
Michelle Obama salutes GWU grads
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Nellie DIX...5274 days ago
Campus: George Washington University
Michelle Obama challenged George Washington University graduates at their commencement yesterday to keep giving through community service work and to keep engaging with the world. The president’s....
University of Cincinnati Faculty among lowest paid in Big East
Source: newsrecord.org Posted By: Chris BAL...5274 days ago
Campus: University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Average University of Cincinnati faculty salaries are second to last within the Big East conference. Currently, UC faculty contracts — which are set to expire fall 2010 — are being negotiated....
Sorority at Miami University of Ohio accused of drunken debauchery at Underground Railroad museum
Source: nydailynews.com Posted By: Lillie SIM...5276 days ago
Campus: Miami University-Hamilton
A college sorority is facing a two-year suspension after members allegedly trashed a slavery museum during a vandalism binge straight out of "Girls Gone Wild." Members of the Alpha Xi Delta....
A most unusual university investigation
Source: voices.washingt Posted By: Bailey COS...5277 days ago
Campus: Liberty University
How is this for unusual? Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., the world’s largest Christian Evangelical university in the world, is investigating whether Ergun Caner, the president of its....
NYU Students Start Privacy-Minded Social Media Site
Source: usnews.com Posted By: Bill 5277 days ago
Campus: Colgate University
We talked about Colgate University's interactive yearbook yesterday, noting the site's simplicity and non-Facebookness. Well, here's an even more direct competitor to Facebook: Diaspora, a privacy-focused....
HKU tops best university in Asia again
Source: news.xinhuanet. Posted By: Renee HIC...5278 days ago
Campus: The University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) went top again in the Asian University Rankings released Thursday by the Times Higher Education Supplement of the United Kingdom. Vice-chancellor and President....
Financial challenge the priority, new U. of I. president says
Source: articles.chicag Posted By: Ronny FLI...5278 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois' next president said his first task on the job will be grappling with the financial challenges and difficult cost-cutting at the state's flagship public university. But....
