Rape-allegation suit against Brown U. is dismissed (AP)
AP – A man who claimed Brown University kicked him out and failed to notify authorities when the daughter of a major donor falsely accused him of rape reached an agreement Wednesday with the woman’s family, resulting in the dismissal of his federal lawsuit against the Ivy League college.
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Rape-allegation suit against Brown U. is dismissed
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CU among schools snapping up .xxx domain names (AP)
AP – The University of Colorado has snapped up 27 .xxx domain names in an effort to prevent pornographers from exploiting the school’s name and brands, but it failed in acquiring the Colorado.xxx name.
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75% of Worldwide Cellphone Users Send Text Messages [STUDY] (Mashable)
Mashable – Mobile phones are universally popular — and so is text messaging. Cellphone users in 21 countries were surveyed on their mobile habits and 75% replied they send text messages. A Pew Research Center Global Attitudes Project study, published Tuesday, examined worldwide use of digital communication tools such as mobile and social networks. Not surprisingly, the research found the young and well-educated are the most likely to adopt new technologies. Those under 30 who hold college degrees are most likely to use many mobile functions and social networks.
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UC Berkeley’s Middle Class Bid; Ivy League Early Admits (The Atlantic Wire)
The Atlantic Wire – Today in academia: Berkeley’s middle class bid, Ivy League admit numbers, Penn State’s big donation, Riverside’s protest rules, and Virginia Tech’s parental notification policy.
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UC Berkeley’s Middle Class Bid; Ivy League Early Admits
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Activist prof Cornel West returning to NY seminary (AP)
AP – Ivy League activist Cornel West is returning to the Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
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Activist prof Cornel West returning to NY seminary
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East Carolina University lifts campus lock-down (Reuters)
Reuters – East Carolina University lifted its locked-down status on Wednesday after reports of a man carrying a rifle near the campus proved “unfounded,” the school said on its website.
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How Harvard Business School Leverages Social Media to Boost Its Brand (Mashable)
Mashable – The Social CMO Series is supported by the Discover Digital Group, a unique consultancy that focuses on identifying new e-revenue opportunities for both Fortune 1000 and startup clients alike. Follow DDG on Facebook to get a taste of the insights that are offered. Ever heard of Harvard Business School? Odds are that you have, since brand awareness has never been a Harvard problem. What was a Harvard problem was the perception of the school as a stuffy, arrogant, blue-blood playground. And so, back in 2008, Harvard Business School hired Brian Kenny to be its first chief marketing and communications officer and to help tell the Harvard story to alumni and prospective students.
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First-and second-generation immigrants make up 41 percent of Ivy League black students (The Lookout)
The Lookout – Cord Jefferson at Good Magazine points to research that shows that first-and second-generation black immigrants make up 41 percent of all black students at Ivy League universities, even though they constitute less than 1 percent of the U.S. population. Jefferson writes that Ivy League schools brag about their diversity while “admitting hugely disproportionate numbers of
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Harvard professor resigns after misconduct probe (AP)
AP – A Harvard University psychology professor has resigned, saying he wants to pursue other opportunities more than ten months after a faculty investigation found him “solely responsible” for eight instances of scientific misconduct at the Ivy League school.
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Student pleads guilty in Columbia Univ. drug case (AP)
AP – A Columbia University junior at the heart of a drug takedown at the Ivy League school agreed Tuesday to go to jail for selling cocaine, while four fellow students pressed a court to give them a shot at treatment instead of time behind bars.
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