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Publishing
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The Unfriendliest Cut of All
Oxford University Press goes negative for its word of the year.
Academic Freedom
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No-Confidence Vote at Cal State Stems Partly From Chronicle Essay
Faculty members on the Stanislaus campus voted overwhelmingly against the leadership of Hamid Shirvani, in part because of the commentary he wrote.
For Profit Education
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Understanding the 'Public' in Public Relations
Ignored or underappreciated, a college's neighbors can create needless headaches for PR officers.
Leadership & Governance
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In Debt and Undead
People who amass student-loan debt by attending anything other than a community college are doomed to wander the earth as zombies, asserts a new cartoon short.
Legal
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A Fine Legal Mess: When Student Groups Collide With Anti-Bias Policy
Can a college compel a student group to abide by antidiscrimination rules when its religious views and values dictate otherwise? The U.S. Supreme Court isn't saying, writes...
Teaching
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The Computer Stole My Homework--and Sold It Through an Essay Mill
Without her knowing it, a paper an M.B.A. student co-wrote was stolen and put up for sale. And, according to an article in "USA Today," that scenario has played out many...
Libraries
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Libraries Explore Big Ideas to Overcome Small Budgets
Steep cuts and shrinking staffs are inspiring libraries to find innovative, collaborative ways to handle collections and share costs.
Government
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The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps
The Berkeley students who protested the big tuition increase at the University of California impressed Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.
Distance Education
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Second Life Duty Is Now Required for Penn State's Online Advisers
Plenty of colleges have a presence in Second Life. Pennsylvania State University is taking that a step further, requiring academic advisers at its online campus to be...
Labor & Work-Life Issues
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Economists Dumbfounded by Obama's Debt Worries
Teresa Ghilarducci says a sluggish and confused response to the economic crisis is behind the short-sighted tuition hikes at the University of California.
