Star Wars: a case study in psychiatric disorders?
As fans await the release of The Force Awakens, could Star Wars help teach psychoanalytic concepts in university?
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Whites, Asians Need Not Apply
Many colleges want more ethnically and racially diverse faculty members. But should searches be limited to underrepresented groups? One university just tried.
Howard may sell rights to its public TV station’s spectrum
When Howard University Television crackled onto the airwaves here in November 1980, hundreds of people representing the city, university and broadcasting industry turned out to celebrate the first of its kind ...
Putin signs law allowing Russia to overturn rulings of international rights courts
President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russia's Constitutional Court to decide whether or not to implement rulings of international human rights courts.
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ gets positive early reactions
There are now about 1,000 people on the planet who have seen "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
Los Angeles schools shut over email threat to students
Los Angeles schools have been closed as an unspecified threat emailed to the school district is being investigated.
Two Steps Back?
New England accreditor says it's trying to update its standards, but many adjunct activists fear changes would undercut efforts to protect those off the tenure track.
Why science-based targets are effective
On Oct. 19, the White House announced the commitment of 81 companies to take action on climate change by signing the American Business Act on Climate Pledge ...
South Korean professors charged over alleged plagiarism scheme
Close to 200 university professors in South Korea are to stand trial over charges that they fraudulently put their names to books written by other academics as part of a racket with publishing companies to sell more publications.
University of Iowa kicking ‘ISIS’ to the curb
When computer programmers in the 1970s chose the name "Isis" for their new information system, they were following a trend at the time to name such programs after Egyptian gods.
