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Condi to Stanford Profs:
Lay Off Rummy

Secretary of state scolds faculty for doubting Rummy appointment

Oct 15, 07 7:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condi wants Stanford profs to lay off Don Rumsfeld and welcome “all views” at the university, Politico reports. She stopped short of praising her old colleague—“I know Don Rumsfeld, he is going to be a challenging presence”—but scolded faculty for doubting Rummy’s appointment as... More »

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Pentagon • Donald Rumsfeld • Condoleezza Rice • professor • Hoover Institution • provost

UC Berkeley Gets $113M to Corral Profs

Gift will slow loss of good teachers to richer, private schools

Sep 10, 07 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - UC Berkeley will announce a $113 million gift today, which the school will use to create 100 new endowed chairs—hopefully slowing the emigration of professors to the juicier paychecks offered by private universities. The gift is unusual in that it will go straight to ordinary activities rather than building... More »

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education • California • higher education • big gifts • UC Berkeley • college • endowed chair • teaching • professor

Schools Cater to Tech-Enamored Students

New teaching, learning styles may spell
an end to lectures

Jul 31, 07 6:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - An increasing number of colleges and universities are using new Web applications to engage a generation of students eager to collaborate—and strut their stuff—on the Internet. Blogs, wikis, and other collaborative tools are being used as more than just empty Web 2.0 buzzwords, CNET reports; they allow... More »

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education • technology • Internet • Web 2.0 • school • college • university • web • Dartmouth • student • professor • mathematics • Texas A&M

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