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Hi Graduates,

You may want to read the story below about Blackboard purchasing Angel.

Dr. Franklin

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2009  Hello. Below you'll find what's new on our site today.
News  Blackboard Buys Angel
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/bb 
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May 7, 2009

Purchase of rival that was making inroads in course management systems
shakes up the market. Can the industry leader learn from the up-and-comer?
» View full article < http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/bb 
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 Breakthrough, Bust, or Building Block?
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/kindle 
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May 7, 2009

As Amazon unveils new version of its Kindle reader and underscores
implications for electronic textbooks, perceptions vary on whether step is
transformative.
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 Classroom Failure, Postseason Ban
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/ncaa 
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May 7, 2009

For first time, NCAA bars sports teams from championship play because of
poor academic performance. Association's leaders admit that poorer
institutions are more likely to face such penalties.
» View full article < http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/ncaa 
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 Conflict in the Plains?
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/dakota 
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May 7, 2009

President's appointment to agricultural company's board raise questions
about priorities among professors and students at South Dakota State.
» View full article < http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/dakota 
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 New Programs: International Business, International Psychology,
Ethnomusicology, Criminal Justice
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/programs 
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May 7, 2009 » View full article
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Baylor University announces finalists
for the 2010 Robert Foster Cherry Award
for Great Teaching. The winning professor
receives $200,000 and his home department
receives $25,000. Find out more. < http://www.baylor.edu/cherry_awards/ 
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Quick Takes » New Fair Pay Law Applied to Tenure Case
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/qt#198367 
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» 8 Indicted in Toledo Point-Shaving Scandal
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/qt#198360 
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» MLA Urges Chairs to Focus on Adjunct Issues
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/qt#198364 
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» Legal Raid at City College of San Francisco
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/qt#198368 
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» Murder of Student Stuns Wesleyan U.
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/qt#198369 
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» Our Lady of the Lake U. Sees Progress After Fire
< http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/07/qt#198346 
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Views  Business and the Relevance of the Liberal Arts
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May 7, 2009

Strangely, business gurus like Peter Drucker have often made a more
compelling argument for liberal education than the academy has, writes
Melanie Ho.
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Mama
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basement of my Chicago home. David is a foreign exchange student, but he is
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Hot Buttered Noodles! My Second Book!
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The
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Breakfast with The Boy
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Confessions
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Instructional Technology
Educational Studies Dept.
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College of Education
Ohio University
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