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Update on Duke's wireless network and Apple's iPhones

Tracy Futhey, Duke University's chief information officer, provides the latest details of what caused Duke's wireless system to experience temporary disruptions in service related to Apple's iPhones.

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SF State is a top destinations for minority students

SF State is one of the nation's top destinations for minority students, according to a survey by Diverse Issues in Higher Education published in the magazine's May 31, 2007 issue.

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Did Laura Dickinson Murder Cover-Up Lead To EMU President Firing?

The President of Eastern Michigan University has been fired. Although former President Fallon says he doesn't know why he has lost his job and is unhappy about the process, maybe the dead student, Laura DIckinson, found in her dorm room last December has something to do with it. Originally the school's investigation concluded that there had been no foul play. Several months later another student was charged with rape and murder and is awaiting trial.

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UC Irvine Extension offers New Online Creative Writing Course

UC IRVINE EXTENSION OFFERS NEW ONLINE COURSE TO HELP STUDENTS WRITE 'LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW.' Online Writing Course Designed to Spark Creativity in Students Overcome by Writers Block, Discouraged by “Inner Critic”

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NYU Plans to Open Study Abroad Site in Israel

NYU today announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Tel Aviv University (TAU) to develop a Study Abroad site in Israel. The program is expected to open during the 2008-09 academic year, and it is projected that up to 50 students per semester will study there. It is hoped that “NYU in Tel Aviv” will also offer research opportunities for graduate students and faculty.

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Encouraging the study of Islam: Kuwait donates to the Institute of Islamic Studies

Six new scholarships from Kuwait created to support Canadian students studying Islam.

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Columbia University May Expand to Manhattanville in West Harlem

Columbia University Selects Davis Brody Bond Aedas as the Architect of Record for Proposed Manhattanville Expansion.

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Universities need to do urgent work to cope with digital "deluge"

Universities' methods of storing research data are "fragmented and incomplete" and they need to do "outstanding and urgent" work to cope with a "deluge" in digital information, says a new report.

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Low Percentage of Latino Students Transfer From Community Colleges to Four-Year Universities

A majority of Latino postsecondary students in California are concentrated in the community college system, but only a handful transfer to a four-year university, according to a new policy brief by the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

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Virginia Tech honors and celebrates its 5,000 graduates for 2007

Virginia Tech holds its 2007 University Commencement ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, in Lane Stadium/Worsham Field. General John Philip Abizaid, U.S. Army (Ret.), former Commander of the United States Central Command, will deliver the keynote address where some 32 associate degree candidates and 3,585 bachelor degree candidates will be honored.

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BIMBA of Peking University on Top of "Forbes" List for Three Consecutive Years

"Forbes" (China), the most renowned business magazine in the world, officially released the list of "2007 China's Most Valued School of Business", in which BIMBA of Peking University ranking the first place for three consecutive years in the part-time program.

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School Shooting: Role of FBI at Virginia Tech

The FBI's role in the aftermath of the April 16 shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia is to support the investigations of local law enforcement agencies.

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