Past Coverage

• Research Groups Plan to Accredit Colleges That Conduct Studies on Human Subjects - June 1, 2001
• Veterans Affairs Department Clarifies Accreditation of Human Subjects Research - January 17, 2003
• Accreditation Standards Proposed for Human-Subjects Research - October 26, 2001
• Senator Kennedy Seeks Better Protections for Human Research Subjects - May 3, 2002
• U.S. Panel Offers Plan to Accredit Institutions That Perform Research on Humans - April 27, 2001

Featured Commentary

• The Berkeley Protest: Fresh Anger in the Footsteps

  The students protesting the big tuition increase at the University of California impress Murray Sperber, who was in their shoes 45 years ago.

• Teaching Matters: Creating Lives in the Classroom

  Online avatars bring German history to life for students at Stanford. Edith Sheffer explains.

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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 that violate its religious views? The U.S. Supreme Court isn't saying, writes Robert M. O'Neil.

Campus Viewpoint

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Under President Joseph Aoun, Northeastern University has embarked on a strategic plan that will guide it in its goals as a 21st century research university. Chief among those goals is to educate the next generation of creative thinkers and...