Electronic-book technology is making a rare book accessible to many readers. Cabrini College has turned to Drexel University to manage its computing operations. Two scholars are working on a database about Africans rescued from slave ships. The Japanese government has decided to allow universities to grant credit for online courses. A Maine judge has ruled that Bates College cannot prevent the release of e-mail messages written by its students.
Students find a Web site to be a valuable supplement to a poetry anthology.
Transylvania University took down a painting of Jefferson Davis, the Confederate leader, from a dormitory after a racial slur was written on a black resident's door. New York University students this summer can take a course in which they'll digitally create visions of their hellish experiences. Student leaders want University of Virginia fans to stop singing the alma mater with a homophobic embellishment. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has Muslims steamed over a program to train students to convert them. An Egyptian political sociologist stands accused of harming the reputation of his country.