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Drug Companies' Ties to Schools Common

Nearly two-thirds of academic leaders surveyed at U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals have financial ties to industry, illustrating how pervasive these relationships have become, researchers say.

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Video: Universities Bring Solar Innovation To National Mall

Source: Energy Policy TV

The third Solar Decathlon attracts 20 universities to erect solar homes on the National Mall in Washington to compete and showcase innovative technologies.

RIAA Sends 411 Letters to 19 Universities

Source: betanews.com

RIAA continued its effort to end piracy at college campuses with a new round of 'pre-litigation' letters aimed at using the threat of a suit to settle cases out of court.

Social networking sites: how they are (and are not) supporting university education

Source: Independent.co.uk

But the growing use of social-networking sites also raises concerns for institutions. First, they are not in control.

GRE Price Climbs, Some Fees Hidden

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The cost of the GRE has gone up. Fees for the test have doubled since it went from a paper and pencil test to a fully computerized assessment tool.

Code of Coercion

Source: The Washington Post

A study prepared by the National Association of Scholars, a group that combats political correctness on campuses, reviews social work education programs at 10 major public universities and comes to this conclusion: Such programs mandate an ideological orthodoxy to which students  …

Look To Class: A Solution For Affirmative Action

Source: The Huffington Post

Finally, an affirmative action plan that forces racists to adjust their arguments.

Are You Ready for 'Islamo-Fascism Week'?

Source: insidehighered.com

Organizers — who are planning events at dozens of campuses — say that they are just trying to make students aware of the threats posed by radical Islam to the United States.

Google And IBM Partner To Push Cloud Computing

Source: informationweek.com

Google and IBM on Monday announced an initiative to advance large-scale distributed computing by providing hardware, software, and services to universities.

When the god of Empiricism Fails – Science Blocks Its Ears

In a recent report out of one American university students were advised not to debate with creationists about the origins of life. Debates have become a great medium just to bring the latest findings of creationism to the table.

At the elite colleges - dim white kids

Source: The Boston Globe

Autumn and a new academic year are upon us, which means that selective colleges are engaged in the annual ritual of singing the praises of their new freshman classes...

Equipping universities to join the war against poverty

Source: SciDev.Net

From author David Dickson: "Universities in developing countries should ditch the 'ivory tower' legacy of colonialism and enhance their links with the world outside."

As Many As 60,000 Protesters March for 'Jena 6' Tomorrow

Source: kplctv.com

Students from Howard University in Washington, DC are making the 24 hour trip to Jena to take part in the rally. The students say this is about equal treatment for all and they're proud to be a part of making history.

Distance Learning: Adviser In Iraq Talks About Online Education

Source: Life, The Universe...

Talk about distance learning. Judy Kenney is a human resources specialist in Iraq. She's also pursuing a PhD at capella university.

Universities and branding

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What is a university? The answer, it appears, depends very much on who you talk to. To an academic, it is a self-governing community of academics who put the pursuit of knowledge above and beyond anything else.

Naropa offers peace studies major for undergraduates

Source: Daily Camera

Naropa University undergraduate students filing back into classrooms for the first day of school today will now have the option of getting a degree in peace studies, a new major six years in the making. The line of study is the 10th undergraduate major at the Boulder university, …

Unis link to become hub of learning

Source: The Age

AN UNPRECEDENTED alliance of Melbourne's eight universities has conceded that not enough is being done to promote the city as a higher education centre. They have called for the city to be marketed as "the Boston of the southern hemisphere" to attract overseas students. The Mel …

Is the Internet Over?

Source: Yahoo! News

....There have always been undercurrents that have tried to eat away at the foundations of the current Internet. One is Internet2, a parallel-universe Internet that would be used by academia and perhaps the military.

The Peace Racket: An anti-Western movement touts dictators, advocates appeasement—and gains momentum.

Source: City Journal

We need to make two points about this movement at the outset. First, it's opposed to every value that the West stands for—liberty, free markets, individualism—and it despises America, the supreme symbol and defender of those values.

In Study Abroad, Gifts and Money for Universities - New York Times

Source: The New York Times

Great precis on the US Study Abroad Market

Offshore your college student and save

Source: MSN

....Thousands of collegians can save time and money by studying in Canada, the United Kingdom or other countries. It can be a good deal for students certain of their intended majors.

Universities Install Footbaths for Muslims

Source: The New York Times

Thought this would make for some interesting conversation. For those who may be upset by this because of racial or religious biases, perhaps you should work a little harder to excel in school.

Career Summit offers Low-Income Students a chance at College Admissions

Source: The New York Times

A four day workshop at Howard University offers a chance for low-income college students to sharpen their application skills so they can get a better chance at filling out strong applications for getting into college.

'Trendy' degree courses attacked

Source: BBC News

Peter Morris of the Professional Association of Teachers has criticised the government's education policy. He believes it is wrong that departments which teach chemistry are having their funding reduced so that courses in surfing and knitware can be taught.

Will Taxing Colleges Save Them?

Source: FrontPage Magazine

The possibility that established universities might incur tax liabilities, to include partial penalties, when they propagandize or engage in anti-Semitism is virgin territory for the Internal Revenue Service.

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