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April 17, 2009

Millennium Falcon: The Bias Birds of Prey

Ashley Thorne

The University of Arizona's Millennial Student Project targets "unconscious bias."

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April 16, 2009

Thursday The Complet

Peter Wood

Tea Parties, maintaining a belief system, UNC apologizes, grade inflation, coming soon, and Atkinson's war

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April 15, 2009

Wednesday? Oui, Monsieur

Peter Wood

Vapor trails, lifeboats, higher ed on the brink, filtration at Virginia Tech, death to apostates, disappointment at Chapel Hill, and new Cognitive Science Network

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April 14, 2009

Caltech Competes

Peter Wood

The California Institute of Technology wants to retain its high academic standards, but it is also trying desperately hard to get on the diversity bandwagon.

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