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Duke University Reverses Decision, Cancels Weekly Muslim Call to Prayer
Duke University canceled plans Thursday to begin a weekly Muslim call to prayer from the campus chapel this week, an initiative that had set off debate on social media. A school spokesman and a Duke Muslim leader said that a serious and credible security threat played a role in the decision.
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U-Va. Phi Psi Members Speak About Impact of Discredited Gang Rape Allegations
The Phi Kappa Psi brothers sat together in a bedroom, turning the glossy magazine pages as they absorbed the account of a gang rape that allegedly took place within the brick walls around them. The University of Virginia students read the Rolling Stone article that November night in complete surprise. A U-Va.
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For Those Trying to Sort Through the Maze of College Options, a Web Site Offers Answers - and Some College Officials Shudder
These weren’t exactly the results Pam Horne, the dean of admissions at Purdue University, was expecting: A company billing itself as “the leading provider of research and analysis in higher education” had ranked the best engineering schools in Indiana, and Purdue didn’t even make the top 10 in the state. But an unaccredited, for-profit school was right up there at No. 3, she said.
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With Garrett’s Ascension to Cornell Presidency, Women Will Lead Half of the Ivy League
One by one, the glass ceilings of academia are vanishing. Elizabeth Garrett, president-elect of Cornell University, will become the first woman to lead that school when she takes office in July. But in the Ivy League, such firsts have become almost commonplace. What may be more significant: Garrett’s ascension will mean women are at the helm of half of the eight Ivy League schools. She joins Christina H.
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A Signal of Distaste for Dynasties Bodes Ill for Bush, Clinton
Peter Hart of the Annenberg Public Policy Center is mentioned for conducting a focus group where voters talked about candidates for the next presidential campaign.
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New Safety Rules Announced for University of Virginia Fraternity Parties
New safety rules for fraternities at the University of Virginia would require at least three “sober and lucid” members to monitor behavior at parties, prohibit pre-mixed alcoholic drinks and implement guest lists to control entry to the houses during an event.
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An Inside Look at Financial Aid Offers a Private Franklin & Marshall College
Here are nine examples of how Franklin & Marshall College sized up the finances of students admitted to the class of 2018. F&M’s full charge for tuition, fees, room and board is $60,799. There are also expenses for books, supplies and transportation. The private college in Lancaster, Pa., pledges to meet full financial need. Students awarded aid are expected to take out some loans.
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Colleges Often Give Discounts to the rich. But here’s one that gave up on ‘merit aid.’
The open secret of higher education is that private colleges competing for students often slash prices for families wealthy enough to pay full tuition. Some dangle “merit aid” to lure academic stars. Others use discounts to ensure that they enroll enough affluent students to meet their revenue targets.