Education News - 14 Jan 2008

A sexual harassment lawsuit against University of North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance has been settled, with the university agreeing to pay former player Melissa Jennings $385,000 and Dorrance issuing an apology to all of his players for inappropriate discussions about sex. The deal also requires the university to conduct a comprehensive review of its sexual harassment policies ...
Source: www.charlotteobserver.com

The win was the 944th of Jackson’s career, tying him with Bill Fitch, his coach at the University of North Dakota, for sixth place on the NBA’s list. Mike Miller scored 27 points and Pau Gasol had 21 points and season-high totals of 18 rebounds ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"This wake up and breathe strategy was effective and was associated with few adverse events in a diverse population in intensive care in both community and university hospitals." Main Category: Pain / Anesthetics Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma Article Date: 11 Jan 2008 A paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol consisting of daily spontaneous awakening trials - ie, daily ... via MediLexicon
Source: www.topix.com

A Teach For America veteran is leading the effort to finance and establish a university that offers a free, four-year degree to students in exchange for five years of postgraduate work in the public sector.
Source: www.edweek.org

· 'Alarming' misconceptions uncovered in survey· Tuition fees led to fall in university applications
Source: education.guardian.co.uk