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Since every last librarian is sacred to the Occupy movement, protesters have already arrived at a Harvard library cafe, and they demand equality for the librarians. Or something.
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The student wrote about his physical attraction to some of his female teachers, including the writing instructor checking his journal assignments. None of the content was threatening, but the instructor complained to campus authorities.
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Another sign that the internet is about to burst the college cost bubble: In the past, students have paid for courses, at a rate of $370 a credit, putting the cost of the average Excelsior degree at about $20,000. Now, there’s a cheaper alternative. Faculty at Excelsior have matched each end-of-course exam to one or more free online courses. Students download the free course, complete it through independent study and then sit for the final exam.
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The Conservative Political Action conference--a yearly gathering of conservative leaders, activists, and students--has been made a target of the Occupy movement, which is protesting the event. But according to The Daily Caller, labor unions are paying the occupiers to show up for the protest.
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A five-year fundraising drive paid off for Stanford University, which raised $6.2 billion--the most money ever raised by a university during a donor campaign.
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A new book, We're Losing Our Minds, argues that today's students aren't gaining any "higher" learning in American universities.