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Illinois Removes Popular Engineering Prof From Teaching

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has barred Louis Wozniak, a popular engineering professor, from teaching, The News-Gazette reported. The newspaper said that the decision was prompted by an e-mail the professor sent to a class, in which he included a joke about only remembering the names of students he has had sex with. The professor said that the context made it clear that he was joking, and that he did not have sex with any students.
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New Jersey Court Finds Former Dean Was Victim of Age Bias

New Jersey's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a former dean at Mercer County Community College, who is now 79, was the victim of illegal age discrimination when the college declined in 2005 to renew her appointment, The Star-Ledger reported. The college had cited her status as an "at will employee" and the fact that the former dean worked on a series of contracts, and that the last contract was simply not renewed. Rose Nini, the former dean, said that the then-president in 2004 made it clear he thought she was too old to be working. The court ruled that she was covered by the law.
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BC’s DeFilippo seeks coach ‘with fire’ – ESPN

Washington Post BC's DeFilippo seeks coach 'with fire' ESPN By ESPNBoston.com Boston College athletic director Gene DeFilippo has made it clear that the person he hires to take over the school's men's basketball ... Skinner and Boston College Part Ways New York Times Boston College Fired Al Skinner Six Days Ago Buster (blog) A very successful tenure simply had run its course Boston Globe MassLive.com
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Debate on Need for Graduates Bashes Colleges (Inside Higher Ed)

"You have to know you're probably in for a rough time in a debate when one of the people arguing for your 'side' is known for telling you you're a shell of your former self," Inside Higher Ed reports. "That's how it was for higher education Friday night at a debate at the National Press Club here sponsored by the University of Virginia's Miller Center for Public Affairs, designed to argue the statement: 'To remain a world class economic power, the U.S. workforce needs more college graduates.' ... Margaret Spellings, the former U.S. education secretary, made it clear that she didn't just want to pour more Americans into 'this broken system' of higher education, language that will resonate with those who followed her administration's policies and rhetoric."
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Video: Harkin Voices Opposition to Using Reconciliation to Pass Healthcare

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, made it clear last night on the Rachel Maddow show that in his opinion, healthcare reform will not, and should not, be part of any budget reconciliation process. Yesterday evening, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled the Senate's healthcare reform bill and is expected to call a vote later this week. The timeframe for a student aid reconciliation bill continues to be dependent on the fate of healthcare legislation. Watch the entire Maddow video in the article.
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