As a Jewish woman studying Islam and Arabic, I inevitably get one of two reactions from my community when I reveal my academic interests: The majority of people are kind and interested, and make it clear that my subject fascinates them. Read more...
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October 7, 10:53 pm
Fading Islamic Studies expands tolerance
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September 29, 11:59 pm
Bigger commitment needed from the UC
Two weeks ago, while the University of California Regents were voting on additional increases and bonuses for nearly 40 senior executives, the university's leadership also heard a discouraging report finding that UC significantly lags behind its competitors in compensation for graduate student assistants. Read more...
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September 27, 1:08 am
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Thank you for Andra Lim's profile of the Rae Lee Siporin LGBT Center Library, "Library has come a long way" (Sept. 19). Read more...
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September 27, 1:06 am
New pension plan would not resolve problems
The UC Office of the President is at it again. One year after facing off against a united front of students, workers and faculty who locked arms in California's largest protest in recent history, the UC's top administrators are back at the drawing board, sketching the latest installment of "Project Upward Redistribution." Read more...
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September 7, 12:14 am
Teacher evaluations need to factor in more than one indicator
BY Jose-Felipe Martinez
There is no question that teachers should be evaluated much more thoroughly than they currently are. Read more...
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August 30, 1:36 am
Iranian persecution of Baha’is must be protested
SUBMITTED BY: Mateen Safaie A few weeks ago, I was privileged to visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum in our nation's capital. Read more...
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July 25, 10:13 pm
T-cells: cancer’s newest enemies
BY Richard C. Koya, M.D., Ph.D. Read more...