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Oil, debt and transfers

Oil boom sends gusher of cash to Texas universities Over the past five years, two university systems have seen their endowments grow by around 70 percent as oil revenue floods in at the rate of almost $1 billion a year. At a time most state universities are fighting just to maintain programs, UT and A&M…
by Alex Friedrich

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Do autistic kids fare better in integrated or specialized schools?

The federal law that governs special education lays out the goals pretty clearly: Students are entitled to an appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. But some parents of children with autism feel their local public schools aren't meeting their kids' needs.
by Deena Prichep

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Hamline to demolish presidential White House

Hamline to demolish presidential White House

Judy White, a former National Trust for Historic Preservation staffer — and daughter of former Hamline University president Paul Giddens — gives the Pioneer Press her thoughts on Hamline’s decision to raze the old presidential residence on campus,  where she lived for 18 years: “Just from my perspective, it’s a very disappointing outcome. I’m a…
by Alex Friedrich

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Adjuncts, deregulation and overseas academics

How much will Obama’s college rating system cost? A lot. While the pros and cons of the initiative are debated, one question that never seems to be asked is how much the enterprise is going to cost to develop and implement. Millions, apparently. (The Wall Street Journal) Disquiet over rise in proportion of overseas academics Some young…
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Banks, Harvard law grads and NSA-proof email

Actress to Harvard law grads: ‘I’m afraid a couple of you probably are evil. That’s just the odds.’ Here’s another in a series of interesting/amusing/surprising commencement speeches that have been given in the 2014 graduation season. (The Washington Post) Harvard and MIT students create NSA-proof e-mail service While students do express concern over their privacy, many are…
by Alex Friedrich

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