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Embattled chancellor of University of California, Irvine apologizes for withdrawing offer to Duke legal scholar

IRVINE Calif. The embattled chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, avoided a public rebuke from faculty Thursday as he apologized for withdrawing an offer to make a liberal legal scholar from Duke University the founding dean of the university’s new law school.

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UCI chancellor apologizes for flap over law dean’s rejection

IRVINE Calif. The embattled chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, avoided a public rebuke from faculty Thursday as he apologized for withdrawing an offer to make a liberal legal scholar the founding dean of the university’s new law school.

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A beloved professor delivers lecture of a lifetime

Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer-science professor, was about to give a lecture Tuesday afternoon, but before he said a word, he received a standing ovation from 400 students and colleagues.

MSU announces team to assess university’s programs for athletes

BOZEMAN Mont. A 16-member team of Montana State University employees, former athletes and community members is scheduled to meet here Thursday night to begin assessment of the school’s programs and policies that relate to student-athletes.

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Rejected by NY college, conservative center sets up off campus

Rebuffed by Hamilton College, three professors are establishing The Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization as an independent center.

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Legal scholar’s dismissal could delay UCI law school opening

IRVINE Calif. The opening of the University of California, Irvine’s new law school in 2009 could be delayed now that the school has to begin a new search for a founding dean, said officials.

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GOP politician sent email asking how to stop naming of UC Irvine law school dean

IRVINE Calif. A conservative Los Angeles County politician asked about two dozen people in an e-mail last month how to prevent the University of California, Irvine from hiring renowned liberal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky as its founding law school dean, a spokesman for the politician said Friday.

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UND surpasses goal for research money

GRAND FORKS N.D. University of North Dakota researchers received more than $100 million in grants, contracts and other funding in fiscal 2007, surpassing the school’s goal.

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Sparks Fly at HBCU Week Session on Wage Disparities Study

Washington Hundreds of top administrators and faculty gathered in Washington, D.C., this week for the HBCU Week Conference, which concluded Tuesday. Attendees were exposed to a wide array of programming focused on a “fulfilling the covenant” theme, inspired by Tavis Smiley’s best-selling book, The Covenant With Black America.

Controversy Erupts at N.Y. College Over Tenure for Palestinian Professor

Another controversy involving Mideast politics has erupted on the Columbia University campus, and this time it is over whether to grant tenure to an anthropology professor of Palestinian descent.

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Combating the Model Minority Stereotype

The University of California has established a multi-campus research program to study and develop solutions for problems affecting Asian Americans.

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Ward Churchill: By Firing Him, CU Regents ‘Gutted Academic Freedom’

Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill may have lost his job, but he hasn’t lost his nerve.

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