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Fulfilling the Promise of Open Content (Inside Higher Ed) Higher education has progressed in making educational materials freely available over the Internet, but technical challenges and cultural resistance still exists...  House Approves MPAA-backed College Antipiracy Rules (cnet News) The newly approved College Opportunity and Affordability Act says higher-education institutions participating in federal financial aid programs "shall" devise plans for "alternative" offerings to unlawful downloading — such as subscription-based services — or "technology-based deterrents to prevent such illegal activity..." Tennessee Legislation Would Turn Schools Into Copyright Cops (ars technica) A new bill proposed in the Tennessee state senate aims to reduce copyright infringement at universities by forcing the schools to become antipiracy enforcers... |
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Conservatives Just Aren't Into Academe, Study Finds (The Chronicle of Higher Education) On Thursday mornings, a half-dozen faculty members from Pennsylvania State University's campus here gather at Kuppy's Diner to talk politics. Like most professors, all of those in the Kuppy's gang are Democrats — all except Matthew Woessner, an assistant professor of public policy... For Muslim Students, a Debate on Inclusion (The New York Times) The intense debate over whether organizations for Muslim students should be inclusive or strict is playing out on college campuses across the United States, where there are now more than 200 Muslim Students Association chapters... Nonprofits Fight Debt Costs, Bond Insurers (The Boston Globe) Universities and other institutions with rising debt costs are grappling with an unexpected problem: insurers who won't let them off the hook... |
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Student Loans to Become Grants for Many (STL Today) Washington University is the latest elite, wealthy school to announce that it will make the cost of attending school much less burdensome for its neediest students... Stanford Drops Tuition for Some Students (SF Gate) In a radical change to its financial aid program, Stanford University will announce today that it will no longer charge tuition to students whose families earn less than $100,000 a year... UCLA to Seek Court Protection for Animal Researchers (LA Times) Seeking to protect scientists who conduct experiments using animals, UCLA went to court to request a temporary restraining order against animal rights groups and activists accused of harassing university researchers... |
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Columbia University Sanctions 'Noose' Professor for Plagiarism (Fox News) A Columbia University Teachers College professor whose colleagues found a noose hanging from her office door is now being accused of plagiarism, a charge she says is part of efforts to intimidate her because she is black... Vet College Scientists Aid Investigation of Why Bats in Northeast Are Mysteriously Dying (Cornell University Chronicle Online) First it was bees that were mysteriously dying. Now it's bats... Florida schools to teach evolution as 'scientific theory' (Miami Herald) For the first time ever, evolution is to be taught clearly and explicitly in Florida classrooms now that the state Board of Education approved a batch of new science standards that mention the "E" word... |
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Tennessee University Uses Facebook to Reach Students After Tornado (New York Times) A Tennessee college's Web-based communication with students, following a tornado that devastated its campus, attracted the attention of UF officials searching for new ways to keep students informed during emergencies... ASU May Require Students to Disclose mental Illness (AZ Central) An Arizona State University committee considering ways to improve campus safety in the wake of recent campus shootings may suggest that students be required to disclose their mental health histories... Business Schools Break Tradition in Global Education (New York Times) California university business programs are taking the globalization of education to a different level, offering courses that go beyond dry corporate case studies and broadening their collaboration with universities and businesses abroad, particularly in Asia... |
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