A New Front in the Sweatshop Wars?

By ELIZABETH F. FARRELL and FLORENCE OLSEN

Critics question pay of overseas workers who help put texts online, but libraries say contractors treat employees well

Watchdog groups are anxious to expose and condemn campus stores whose subcontractors use sweatshop labor to make apparel.

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Cases in Point: Intellectual-Property Agreements: Are You Managing Your Rights?

In view of recent federal-court decisions, three lawyers urge colleges to carefully review two common methods of licensing the inventions of their faculty members.
The City Where Diploma Dreams Go to Die

Systemic high-school performance failure has elicited much hand-wringing. But there should be equal anguish, writes Kevin Carey, over breakdowns at the college level.
Why Liberal Arts Need Career Services

Creative teaching and career planning are not mutually exclusive, writes Katharine S. Brooks.

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