Saturday, September 6, 2008

academics

The Search for World-Class Universities

From China to the U.K., schools vie to be the best on Earth. more >>

Free Shoes University Keeps NCAA Officials Busy

Florida State University's athletes are in trouble for misconduct again. more >>

Trail Mix

*According to the Brown Daily Herald, Brown University prefreshmen say: Summer reading is fun! (They have to read How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton.). more >>

Nowhere Is Safe: Lawyers Invade the Final Frontier

The next time a Klingon slips and falls on Vulcan property, University of Nebraska alumni will be there to handle the lawsuit. Nebraska's law school is scheduled to receive $2 million in federal funding for a space and telecommunications law degree program, the Daily Nebraskan reports. more >>

One More Excuse for Failing Grades

Remember Paper Trail's little bit about "math anxiety" a while back? Well, according to a University of Texas researcher, "foreign language anxiety" also exists, the Daily Texan reports. The condition can lead to "hesitancy to practice the language, missed classes and lower grades," which is interesting because that kind of sounds like being a regular irresponsible college student. more >>

Trail Mix

*UC-Davis is opening its own Robert Mondavi Institute, the California Aggie reports. Best final exams ever?. more >>

Webcams Are Officially Not Fun Anymore

Troy University in Alabama will give cameras to 11,000 of its online students to be used during exams, reports the Boston Globe. The move is an attempt to prevent cheating scandals plaguing so many colleges and to boost the online degrees' credibility. more >>

Trail Mix

* According to a University of California study, GPA is a terrible predictor of college academic success, but turns out, it's not quite as terrible as standardized test scores, Inside Higher Ed reports.. more >>

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* Apparently the police at UCLA are much more appreciative of some skin than those over at Notre Dame. The California cops blocked traffic and got an eyeful as almost 9,000 Bruins (and a rubber blow-up doll) shed their clothes and celebrated the end of the year during the school's triannual Undie Run, reports the Daily Bruin. more >>

Grade-Changing Graduate Caught in the Act

Martin Sedigh receives an F in execution. The 24-year-old financial analyst for Merrill Lynch broke into American University in an attempt to change the grades he received while in school, reports Washington City Paper. more >>

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