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By James Ottavio Castagnera and Patrick J. Cihon

Post Frequency: 6.5/day

Last Entry: May 09, 2008 at 06:55:13

Jobs #2: NAFSA offers job posting and interview opportunities for upcoming international convention

Posted on April 07, 2008
Dear Employer: At NAFSA?s 60th Annual Conference in Washington, DC May 25-30, there will be space in the NAFSA Career Center for employers to hold information sessions. This is an opportunity for you to present in a roundtable format about...

Jobs: Kansas System seeks honors/integrity Associate Director

Posted on April 07, 2008
Dear CAI Members, Kansas State University invites applications and nominations for the position of Associate/Assistant Director of the Honor and Integrity System. This position begins on July 1, 2008, and is a full-time, 10-month position. Please follow the link below...

Publications: More on "Ned McAdoo and the Molly Maguires"

Posted on April 07, 2008
From a Pitt Law Student: Dr. Castagnera, It's a pleasure talking with you. As you know, Bejamin Franklin Gowen was the president of the "Philadelphia and Reading Railroad," who prosecuted Kehoe and Hester. Benjamin Franklin was also the name of...

Law #2: What does Pope's visit to AMerica portend for Catholic higher ed establishment?

Posted on April 07, 2008
For Catholic Educators, Eagerness and Angst Attend Pope's Visit advertisement Related materials Article: Papal Decree on Colleges Was 'a Call to Authenticity' Article: A Researcher Sees Hope in a Crisis Article: Watchdog Anticipates 'Triumphal Visit' Article: A President Cites Power...

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Law: Is DOE misleading re high school drop out rates?

Posted on April 07, 2008
How to lie with statistics Email|Print|Single Page| Text size ? + March 26, 2008 OF ALL the shortcomings of the federal No Child Left Behind law, one of the most glaring is its failure to set goals for improvements in...

Publications #2: Executive Report on FERPA Requirements

Posted on April 07, 2008
Special Executive Report FERPA and Student Privacy: What Educators Need to Know Educators are often confused and flustered about the rights of students and demands of parents under state and federal privacy laws. A thorough understanding of key terms, legal...

Publications #1: Order the Education News Update here

Posted on April 07, 2008
Education News Update Sponsored by the Center for Education & Employment Law Get Your Own Copy of Education News Update More than 71,000 professionals read Education News Update. Your colleagues and peers can, too. Sign up at: http://pbpexecutivesummaries...

Opinion #4: Why can't we discuss intelligent design in the classroom?

Posted on April 06, 2008
By J. SCOTT TURNER I'd never had a heckler before. Usually, when I'm asked to give a talk, I discuss my research on termites and the remarkable structures they build. Usually, I'm glad just to have an audience. x But...

Opinion #3: Reviews of "Expelled"

Posted on April 06, 2008
Review #1 Review #2 Review #3

Legal Opinion: Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District

Posted on April 06, 2008
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ruled in 2005 that requiring the teaching of intelligent design amounted to unconstitutional establishment of religion.Access the court's decision here.

Opinion #2: The Place of Intelligent Design in the Curriculum

Posted on April 06, 2008
J. Scott Turner has his heart in the right place ("Why Can't We Discuss Intelligent Design?," The Chronicle Review, January 19). ID should indeed be discussed in universities. ... But it needs to be discussed in context. Intelligent design is...

Publications #1: A new biography of Charles Darwin

Posted on April 06, 2008
Twenty-one years passed between Charles Darwin's epiphany that "natural selection" formed the basis of evolution and the scientist's publication of On the Origin of Species. Why did Darwin delay, and what happened during the course of those two decades? The...

Events#1: Touting Intelligent Design, "Expelled" opens April 18th

Posted on April 06, 2008
New film makes a bid for the bucks earned by "The Passion" four years ago.Visit the film's web site here. Catch a glimpse of it on YouTube.Click here.

Opinion #1: Clarence Darrow on Agnosticism

Posted on April 06, 2008
An agnostic is a doubter. The word is generally applied to those who doubt the verity of accepted religious creeds of faiths. Everyone is an agnostic as to the beliefs or creeds they do not accept. Catholics are agnostic to...

Publications #4: Harrison Business Directory

Posted on April 05, 2008
Because of advances in Database Technology "Harrison Business Directory" is now able to pass more savings to you. We are offering Contact Lists for LESS THAN A PENNY A LEAD!! Predominantly, other companies are charging $0.20 -$0.35 a lead. As...

Opinion #1: This week's "Attorney at Large"

Posted on April 05, 2008
Remembering VTU and Other Campus Killings (Part Two) By James Castagnera Attorney at Large In August 1981, just out of law school and fresh from a bar exam, I reported for duty as an assistant professor of business law at...

Publications #2: More of Jim Castagnera's books

Posted on April 05, 2008
Labor Law Books: 1. Termination of Employment By: - James O. Castagnera and Patrick J. Cihon and Andrew P. Morriss Format: Binder/Looseleaf Copyright: 1984 List Price: $1,218.00 Shipping FREE Availability: Partial Stock View and order here. 2. Employment Law Answer...

Publiucations #1: Kudos for "Ned McAdoo and the Molly Maguires"

Posted on April 05, 2008
I liked your story Ned Mcadoo and the Molly Maguires. Is the beginning of your story about seeing the ghost true? Hopefully the "hovering" did not refer to way he died. Someone claimed to have once seen Jack Kehoe's ghost...

New Law #2: Kennedy offers student loans to ease credit crunch

Posted on April 04, 2008
Responding to growing concern that student loans may be less available this fall, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the Massachusetts Democrat who is chairman of the Senate education committee, introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at reducing borrowers' dependence on private loans...

New Law # 1: Beware the big email scam

Posted on April 04, 2008
E-Mail Scam Targets Colleges By JEFFREY R. YOUNG A new wave of bogus e-mails, purporting to be from colleges' help desks, is hitting campuses across the country. College IT officials are sharing information and responding quickly to the threat. An...

Events #2: Still time to register for AAC&U Austin meeting

Posted on April 04, 2008
Still Time to Register for Austin Meeting on Effective Educational Practices Is your campus developing educational practices such as first-year seminars, learning communities, or undergraduate research programs? AAC&U?s Network for Academic Renewal spring meeting, Discovering, Integrating and Applying Knowledge: Effective...

Jobs #1: Center for Academic Integrity seeks a director

Posted on April 04, 2008
Dear CAI Members, The search for a permanent Director for the Center is underway. The advertisement for the position is posted on the CAI website? (http://www.academicintegrity.org/employment/director.php) Please distribute this information widely. We are interested in attracting the best person for...

Events #1: NACUA seeks nominees for organization posts

Posted on April 04, 2008
Dear Colleagues and Friends: It is my pleasure and privilege to advise you of the nominees for officer and at-large members of the NACUA Board of Directors who will be presented for election by the membership at the Annual Meeting...

Opinion #2: Crime and Punishment in the Ether

Posted on April 04, 2008
In his 1997 novel, ?Idoru,? sci-fi writer William Gibson postulates a pending marriage between a real-life rock star and a virtual vamp. The bride is an ?idol-singer? or Idoru. Although Idoru are computer-generated fantasies, ?Some of them are enormously popular...

New Law #4: Virtual events have real-world impacts

Posted on April 04, 2008
Read about it in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

New Law #3: For-Profits schools seek allies among frosh Congressmen

Posted on April 04, 2008
Read thes tory in the Chronicle of Higher Education

Opinion #1: Anti-Zionism and the Canadian Left

Posted on April 04, 2008
http://www.z-word.com/z-word-essays/the-cairo-clique%253A-anti-zionism-and-t

New Law #3: Baylor accused of double-secret-probation where tenure is concerned

Posted on April 02, 2008
When assistant professors talk about the ever more stringent standards for winning tenure, one of the favorite metaphors is of colleges ?raising the bar.? At Baylor University, assistant professors who came up for tenure this year believe that not only...

New Law #2: Judge sides with med journal against Big Pharma

Posted on April 02, 2008
New England Journal of Medicine need not disgorge notes of peer reviewers.Read about it in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

New Law #1: Professor's files subpoened in "Noose" Case

Posted on April 02, 2008
March 31, 2008 -- A Manhattan grand jury has subpoenaed the university records of the controversial black Columbia Teachers College professor who found a noose hanging from her office door - signaling that the investigation is broadening to examine possible...

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