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In Desire to Grow, Colleges in South Battle With Roots
By ALAN FINDER
Southern Universities often find themselves struggling to temper Confederate imagery without alienating alumni and donors.

Harvard to Focus on Bioethics and Technology
By KATIE ZEZIMA
The center will study and hold symposiums on issues such as genetic manipulation, patient treatment and end-of-life care.

ON EDUCATION
Learning-Disabled Students Blossom in Blended Classes
By MICHAEL WINERIP
Pairing a general ed and special ed teacher in a classroom is considered one of the best hopes for mainstreaming more handicapped children.

Few Minorities Get Best High School Diplomas
By ELISSA GOOTMAN
Fewer than one in 10 black or Hispanic students who enter New York City high schools graduate four years later with a coveted Regents diploma.

Unions and City Spar Over After-School Tutoring
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
New York City will have to spend millions on transporation to create the after-school tutoring sessions in the new teachers' contract.

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From Alito's Past, a Window on Conservatives at Princeton
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
In 1985, Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. listed his membership in the Concerned Alumni of Princeton, a group well known in conservative circles.

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Here's the Problem With Emily Dickinson
By THOMAS VINCIGUERRA
A consortium of Christian high schools has filed a lawsuit against the University of California system for refusing to credit some of their courses.

Florida School Is Target of Inquiry

An Ordinary Day, and a Welcome One, at Ben Franklin Elementary

N.Y.U. Sets Deadline for Return of Strikers

The Quick Fix | Easy Grades for Athletes: Poor Grades Aside, Athletes Get Into College on a $399 Diploma

The Nation: Kids Gone Wild

Directions: Lost in Space, Educationally

Who's in the Corner Office?

Students Ace State Tests, but Earn D's From U.S.

Universities Say New Rules Could Hurt U.S. Research

Word for Word | Church v. State U.: Here's the Problem With Emily Dickinson

From Alito's Past, a Window on Conservatives at Princeton

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Is a Free Tuition in Music Worthwhile? An Argument For
By ANTHONY TOMMASINI
Those raising ethical questions about the $100 million gift to the Yale School of Music should first put the dollar amount in perspective.

Yale Alumni Strike Back at Tailgating Limits
By STACEY STOWE
Yale University alumni, for whom tailgating is a ritual, do not like the new rules on drinking at football games.

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