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• Liberal arts education dies, returns as brain-eating zombie

  Vishal Ganesan - SFPA Member •September 8, 2010

  Like "Shaun of the Dead" and "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"? At the University of Baltimore this fall, you can take an entire class on zombies.

• TA positions decrease at Texas as department budgets drop

  Collin Eaton - The Daily Texan •September 8, 2010

  Many graduate students keep afloat with teaching assistant positions, but with budget cuts on the rise at research institutions, funding for TA positions has dropped at schools like Texas.

• Michigan State professor accused of plagiarism

  Stephanie Wang - University of Michigan •September 8, 2010

  Sharif Shakrani has been accused of plagiarism for study that reported public school consolidation could save Michigan $612 million.

• Counseling services at Iowa struggle to keep up with demand

  Ariana Witt - Daily Iowan •September 8, 2010

  With the number of college students who experience moderate or severe depression at all time highs, campus counseling has become more important than ever.

• McChrystal's seminar to dedicate a class to "media environment"

  Yale Daily News •September 8, 2010

  Gen. Stanley McChrystal's graduate seminar on "Leadership in Operation" includes a case study on his own career.

• Independent candidate, Tea Party member remains in tight VA-5 race

  Tyler DeBoard - Daily Cavalier •September 8, 2010

  Jeffrey Clark's only polling 6 percent right now, but in Virginia's 5th District, home to UVA, that a few hundred votes could make a huge difference.