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U.Va.'s fight for academic freedom

Source: hamptonroads.co Posted By: Len WIS...5318 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...5319 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...5319 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...5321 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...5321 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...5322 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...5325 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...5326 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...5326 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...5329 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...5332 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..5332 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..5335 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...5336 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...5336 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...5337 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...5339 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 5339 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...5340 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...5340 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....






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