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N.C. State Fair begins today

There are very few events in North Carolina, let alone the world, that feature both a tractor pull and a wine-making competition. But the North Carolina State Fair, which Gov.


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Keohane addresses Academic Council

At Thursday's University faculty meeting, President Nan Keohane cast an eye to the future and noted three critical issues that the University must address in coming years--rising costs, challenges...


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Kozol discusses inequality

Standing on the bricks of Harvard Square one day in 1964, Jonathan Kozol was just a few yards away from graduate school and a nice, safe career as a tenured professor of English.


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Schools deal with teacher misconduct

Amidst recent positive reports of improved SAT scores and increased student achievement, there is one statistic in the North Carolina public schools system that is a cause for alarm: The number of...


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Someone (stuffed) to hug

Hundreds of teddy bears have been camping out in the office of Dr. William Fulkerson, CEO of Duke University Hospital, for the past few weeks.


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ACC: A dozen will do

Boston College accepted an invitation from the Atlantic Coast Conference to become its 12th member Sunday, ending a roller coaster ride of an expansion process.