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Tuition fees ‘could be limited to £6,000′
Tuition fees in England could be limited to £6,000 per year and remain cost-neutral to universities and the Treasury, a study commissioned by the Million+ group of universities says. The… Read more
Afghan students protest women’s rights decree
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Hard-line Islamist students protested Wednesday in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women’s rights that they say is un-Islamic. It was… Read more
Mais non! French universities may teach in English
PARIS (AP) — France’s National Assembly is taking up an education reform bill that would allow public universities to hold some courses — like science or economics classes — in… Read more
Zero conservatives selected to deliver 2013 commencement speeches at Ivy Leagues
The list of keynote commencement speakers at Ivy League institutions for 2013 does not include a single conservative, a recent study authored by the conservative Young America’s Foundation (YAF) found…. Read more
IRS targeted conservative college interns
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanded information about conservative groups’ college-aged interns, prompting outrage from one of the country’s top conservative activist organizations and leading one former intern to wonder… Read more
Colorado research universities struggle to stop poaching of faculty
By Anthony Cotton – Pieter Johnson has made quite a name for himself since coming to the University of Colorado in 2007. Among the ecology and evolutionary biology professor’s accomplishments:… Read more
Public university instructs students on how to build genital models out of Play-doh
By Timothy Dionisopoulos – Staff at a public school in Florida apparently led a sex workshop last month in which students were instructed on how to sculpt replica genitals out… Read more
Northwestern Univ. Hosts Divisive, Anti-Israel ‘Social Justice Week’
Alex Jakubowski – This past week Northwestern University played host to its first ever “Social Justice Week.” Several campus groups worked together to plan a week of events on subjects… Read more
Some Blacks Offended By Obama’s Morehouse Commencement Address
It’s not uncommon for African Americans to criticize President Barack Obama’s job performance, and the latest example of that comes on the heels of his commencement speech at Morehouse College… Read more
Professor Assigns Bible In Mythology Class
Jose R. Gonzalez – A Texas State University professor assigns the Bible as reading material in her mythology class – and in particular asks students to read the Genesis creation… Read more »