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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.

5 Things I Didn't Anticipate About Responses to "5 Things"

We consider it jejune for them to notice our speech patterns, our chewed cuticles, our resemblance to movie stars (or monsters), our hair (wherever it appears), our sweat,...

Life at the Center

For an assistant professor at a liberal-arts college, a research fellowship has been a way to get reacquainted with his profession.

How a Hacker Attack Could Alter the Climate Debate

Skeptics of global warming say stolen e-mail messages reveal bias among climate-change scientists, while the scientists say their remarks are being distorted.

Hebrew U. Urged to End Deal With Disney Over 'Baby Einstein' Videos

Libraries Explore Big Ideas to Overcome Small Budgets

Steep cuts and shrinking staffs are inspiring libraries to find innovative, collaborative ways to handle collections and share costs.

Canada Can Open a Door to Foreign Students That New U.S. Law Shuts, Report Says

Game Over: Northeastern U. Spikes Its Football Program

U. of North Texas Students Vote Against Same-Sex Homecoming Court

Second Life Duty Is Now Required for Penn State's Online Advisers

Plenty of colleges have a presence in Second Life. Pennsylvania State University is taking that a step further, requiring academic advisers at its online campus to be...

Economists Dumbfounded by Obama's Debt Worries

Teresa Ghilarducci says a sluggish and confused response to the economic crisis is behind the short-sighted tuition hikes at the University of California.