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‘Morning After Pill’ Vending Machine Will Remain at Pennsylvania College

Claire Gillen - Notre Dame — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:06:24 +0000

A controversial vending machine will remain—at least for the present—at Shippensburg University. The Pennsylvania school recently drew national attention for offering the emergency contraceptive Plan B through a vending machine. According to University Spokesman Peter Gigliotti, the university has made Plan B available for the last three years, after a student survey revealed that 85 percent of…

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Choosing the Wrong Major Could Cost You

Claire Gillen - Notre Dame — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:23 +0000

Is college worth the cost? The answer depends on which major you choose, according to a recent study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. In the current tough job market, a college degree still provides a critical advantage. Newly minted college grads face an unemployment rate of around 8.9 percent, while those with high school degrees only are facing a much higher…

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NEH-sponsored workshop biased against U.S. military, professor says

Claire Gillen - Notre Dame — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:53:50 +0000

A professor is accusing a workshop sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities on World War II of having a blatant anti-military bias. In Summer 2010, the NEH sponsored two one-week workshops for community college faculty members with a $142,000 grant. Held at the University of Hawaii’s East-West Center, the conference was entitled “History and Commemoration: Legacies of the Pacific…

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Recruiters favor state schools over private schools — or do they?

Claire Gillen - Notre Dame — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:53:51 +0000

Recruiters would rather hire a student from Penn State than Harvard — or so a well-publicized Wall Street Journal survey said earlier this month. After a hard look at the data, though, some are suggesting the survey’s methodology is flawed. Using data compiled from 479 of the largest public and private companies, nonprofits and government agencies, the survey ranked Pennsylvania State University…

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Notre Dame says professor used federal grant money for porn

Claire Gillen - Notre Dame — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:50:15 +0000

Former University of Notre Dame professor Oliver Collins allegedly spent more than $190,000 in federal grant money for photography equipment for personal use—including making and storing pornographic images. Now, Collins, a formerly tenured professor of engineering, is suing Notre Dame for breach of contract. The university’s formal response filed in South Bend’s U.S.

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