Graduate students are turning away from top academic jobs for more family-friendly work environments, a University of California survey found.

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Group Tells Public-College Presidents They May Be Personally Liable for Speech Codes

Mr. Professor Goes to Washington

Milton Greenberg: Rather Than Asking for a Bailout, Higher Education, Heal Thyself

Music celebrates science; theater grapples with genocide; a documentary marches alongside Penn State's Blue Band; and a recent Yankees fielder shows his pluck at a conservatory.
Above, Christopher Hampton and Lauren Johnson perform at a Cal Arts conference that examines themes of art and genocide. (Photograph by Scott Groller, California Institute of the Arts)

Fortunate timing and expertise took Daniel J. Kaniewski from George Washington U. to a job at the White House. (Photograph by Jay Premack)

The Brown Bag: Read a transcript of an online discussion with Judith S. Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, about the future of accreditation under a new U.S. president, new education secretary, and new Congress, at a time of recession and growing demands for accountability.

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Changing Its Tune
Ticket sales and donations at the Charleston Symphony Orchestra declined sharply in the fall, a problem made worse by management missteps during easier times that left the group vulnerable to an economic slump.

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