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National Survey: Law Schools Emphasize Ethical Practice; Part-Time Students Less Engaged In Beneficial Learning Activities.
January 5, 2005... Byline: Indiana University Bloomington, Ind, Jan. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three-fourths of all law students report that their institution emphasizes to a considerable degree the ethical practice of law, and more than half say they are...

Duke University to Celebrate John Hope Franklin's 90th Birthday.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- John Hope Franklin, the distinguished scholar and James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History, will be honored Jan. 17-23 with a series of events at Duke University to...

Intellectual Property Protection for Graduate Management Admission Council Upheld in China Court Ruling.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Lipman Hearne, Inc. McLEAN, Va., Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a precedent-setting decision released on Dec. 27, 2004, the Beijing High Court (the highest court in Beijing, China) has ruled in favor of the Graduate Management...

Foundation Center Releases Capstone Publication On September 11 Giving: More Than $1.1 Billion Has Been Awarded By Foundations And Corporations.(Book Review)
January 7, 2005... Byline: The Foundation Center New York, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Immediately after September 11, 2001, the New York-based Foundation Center embarked on a unique effort to create the record and tell the story of the philanthropic...

Symposium Helps Address Decline of Women in Coaching.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Ursinus College COLLEGEVILLE, Pa., Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- A symposium to be held at Ursinus College is a grassroots way of addressing a lingering problem: the shortage of female coaches despite the increases in opportunities...

More Arabic Language Speakers Discharged for Homosexuality Than Previously Reported, New Data Show.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... Byline: Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The New Republic reported this morning that between 1998 and 2004, the military discharged 20 Arabic and six Farsi...

University of Georgia Law Professor Ed Larson Available to Comment on Judge's Ruling Regarding Cobb County Evolution Disclaimer.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Earlier today, a U.S. District judge ruled that a disclaimer referring to evolution as simply a theory and not fact and placed inside Cobb County science textbooks is...

Groundbreaking This Friday for L.A.'s State-of-the-Art Regional Crime Lab to Be Built at Cal State L.A.(Brief Article)
January 13, 2005... Byline: Calif. State University, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- California State University, Los Angeles today released the following advisory. WHO: California State University, Los Angeles President James...

Colgate/Alfred Team Awarded Nearly $1 Million to Study Acid Rain; Project Could Test Success of Clean Air Act and Amendments.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Colgate University HAMILTON, N.Y., Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Colgate University professors Tim McCay, Randy Fuller, and Rich April, along with Alfred University professor Michele Hluchy, have teamed up to investigate the impact...

Expert Advisory: Professor Michael Botein Available to Comment on Tenure of FCC'S Powell; FCC Chairman Powell Leaves Legacy of Failures of Administration And Policy, Says New York Law School Professor and Media Law Expert Michael Botein.
January 21, 2005... Byline: New York Law School New York,, Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- New York Law School Professor Michael Botein, a well-respected expert in communications law, is available to offer expert commentary on the four-year tenure of Michael...

Lecture Series Event to Focus on 1972 Miners for Democracy Convention.
January 24, 2005... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Wheeling Jesuit University campus served as the site for a historic moment in labor history, the 1972 Miners for Democracy Convention. Rev....

IRS Letter Clarifying Foundation Funding of Nonprofits That Lobby Provides New Flexibility for Grantmakers.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A recent letter of clarification from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to the Washington, D.C.-based Charity Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI)...

Next American City Decries 'Limousine Libertarianism'; Editor Warns of Danger of Ideological Approach to U.S. Housing Needs.
January 26, 2005... Byline: The Next American City o~EventDate:Jan 25 2005 NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the White House announcing plans to drastically shrink the Department of Housing and Urban Development's $8 billion community...

Title IX Symposium Salutes Women Athletes, Feb. 2 - 6.
January 26, 2005... Byline: Bowling Green State University BOWLING GREEN, Ohio., Jan. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan will be among the speakers coming to Bowling Green State University Feb. 2-6 for "Women and fSport:...

Key National Figures to Debate Intelligent Design at Elizabethtown College.
January 28, 2005... Byline: Elizabethtown College ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The theory of intelligent design has received much attention recently, with extensive national media coverage (including Time magazine, The New York Times and...

Survey Finds First Amendment Is Being Left Behind in U.S. High Schools.
January 31, 2005... Byline: The Knight Foundation WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new national study, the largest of its kind, says America's high schools are leaving the First Amendment behind. In particular, educators are failing to give...