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FBI Charges Ex-Dean With Bribery and Forced Labor

(Oct. 1) -- Should shoveling snow be part of the curriculum for a degree in Asian studies? (Obviously, no.) But that reportedly didn't stop Cecilia Chang, the former St. John's University Institute of Asian Studies dean accused of embezzling more than $1 million in school funds, from demanding the service, among other...

Can Jim Harbaugh Win Against Stanford Admissions?

The new Stanford football coach may have all the charisma and X's and O's in the world, but if he doesn't have the Jimmy's and the Joe's, fugghedaboutit.A recent article in the San Francisco Chronicle examines the relationship between the declines of several prominent athletic programs at Stanford and the pesky admissions...

Oklahoma State Permitting More Athletes to Be Admitted Through Special Means

The Daily O'Collegian, the student newspaper at Oklahoma State University notes that the school surpassed its self-imposed limit on the number of athletes who are admitted through alternative means. According to the article:"This year, 38, or 11.2 percent, of OSU's 337 alternative admissions students were student-athletes,...

Seven Trojan Recruits Academically Shaky

While Stanford is known primarily for its academics and oft-inebriated tree, the University of Southern California has made its reputation with its football program. Its winning football program. So it should come as no surprise that as many as seven members of the Trojans' recruiting Class of 2011 will be subject to...