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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Oregon Set to Adopt Legislation That Helps Adjunct Faculty Members
The governor of Oregon is expected to sign a bill that includes principles of the American Federation of Teachers’ Faculty and College Excellence campaign. The legislature approved the bill over the weekend, as the State Senate voted unanimously to make Oregon the first state to [...]
NCAA Will Recommend Sickle-Cell Testing of Athletes
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009NCAA Will Recommend Sickle-Cell Testing of Athletes
As part of a settlement involving the NCAA, Rice University, and the family of Dale R. Lloyd II, a Rice football player who died after a workout in 2006, the NCAA announced on Sunday it would now recommend that athletes be tested for the sickle-cell trait.
The condition, a genetic [...]
Outsiders on the Search Committee
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009Outsiders on the Search Committee
Every college and university where I’ve worked has included extra-departmental faculty members on search committees, though the rationale has been somewhat different in each place. It’s also important to note that all four of those institutions have been small and primarily focused on teaching.
Chosen carefully, such external committee members can have [...]
See You in the Funny Papers
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009See You in the Funny Papers
College professors have a well-known affinity for comic strips, but I have a feeling that this recent Wizard of Id strip won’t be going up on office doors or into PowerPoint slides on too many campuses.
When I saw it, it made me think about a colleague who told me [...]
At Nacubo Meeting, Arizona State Official Describes ‘No Frills’ College Education
Monday, June 29th, 2009At Nacubo Meeting, Arizona State Official Describes ‘No Frills’ College Education
Boston — Students in Arizona may have a cheaper option to get a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University if a proposal to create a “no frills” program is approved by the state, the university’s chief financial officer told an audience at the National Association [...]
India’s Higher-Education Reform Panel Calls for Welcoming Foreign Universities
Monday, June 29th, 2009India’s Higher-Education Reform Panel Calls for Welcoming Foreign Universities
Amid India’s politically charged debate over whether to allow foreign universities to set up campuses there, a high-level higher-education reform committee has recommended welcoming foreign institutions, but only the world’s best, according to the business newspaper Mint.
The committee, led by Yash Pal, a physicist and former [...]
Microsoft Unveils New Research Tools at Its Annual TechFair
Saturday, June 27th, 2009Microsoft Unveils New Research Tools at Its Annual TechFair
A number of new technologies in computer graphics, online searching, and workplace collaboration — many of which may soon become available to colleges and universities — were on display Wednesday at the Microsoft Research TechFair 2009, in Washington D.C.
Many of the 13 projects on exhibit — [...]
Microsoft Unveils New Research Tools at Its Annual TechFair
Saturday, June 27th, 2009Microsoft Unveils New Research Tools at Its Annual TechFair
A number of new technologies in computer graphics, online searching, and workplace collaboration — many of which may soon become available to colleges and universities — were on display Wednesday at the Microsoft Research TechFair 2009, in Washington D.C.
Many of the 13 projects on exhibit — [...]
Computer With Personal Information of Cornell U. Students and Professors Stolen
Saturday, June 27th, 2009Computer With Personal Information of Cornell U. Students and Professors Stolen
A laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of some 45,000 Cornell University students and faculty members has been stolen, The Cornell Daily Sun reports.
The computer was stolen earlier this month, when a university employee was correcting file-processing transmission errors and left the computer [...]
Computer With Personal Information of Cornell U. Students and Professors Stolen
Saturday, June 27th, 2009Computer With Personal Information of Cornell U. Students and Professors Stolen
A laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of some 45,000 Cornell University students and faculty members has been stolen, The Cornell Daily Sun reports.
The computer was stolen earlier this month, when a university employee was correcting file-processing transmission errors and left the computer [...]