Oregon has become the latest state to allow permit holders to bring weapons to their college campuses, reports the Huffington Post. The Oregon Court of Appeals overturned a longtime policy of the state university system last Wednesday that barred guns from college campuses, regardless of permits, according to Inside Higher Ed. The controversial ruling makes it legal for permit holders to carry loaded weapons anywhere on public college grounds…
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Interim Dean of Columbia College is named in aftermath of criticism
Facing criticism in the wake of the recent resignations of two important administrators, the president of Columbia University announced on Friday the appointment of an interim dean, reports the New York Times. James Valentini, a chemistry professor and former chairman of that department, will serve as dean of Columbia College and vice president for undergraduate education, the university’s president, Lee C. Bollinger, wrote in a letter…
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