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April 10, 2009

Smoked Out in Latrobe

Peter Wood

Academics, tobacco, banana splits, guns, slag heaps, and Shangri-La: NAS President Peter Wood goes home.

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April 9, 2009

Proven Commitment to the Climate

Ashley Thorne

Colleges get ready to use a “climate action litmus test” in hiring new campus leaders.

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April 9, 2009

Virginia Tech, Academic Freedom, and Employment Law: Part 3

Tom Wood

In the third and final part of this series, Tom Wood examines the many non-legal objections to Virginia Tech

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April 7, 2009

"The Only Work I Can Get Here Involves Diversity Programs"

Margaret Matthews

"There I was, just one person sitting there, but she was seeing a group." An administrator longs to escape the racial labeling that characterizes her department.

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