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The article reports on the disputes between universities and student newspapers in the U.S. over the transparency of sexual assault cases. Topics discussed include lawsuit filed by the University of Kentucky against campus newspaper "The Kentucky Kernel," remarks from University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto, and information on the sexual assault case against entomology professor, James Harwood.

The article reports on Boston College's Belfast Project transcripts and the admonition of the American Sociological Association on its forced release which could threaten the academic freedom of studying controversial and challenging topics.

Reports on researchers' debate over a jury's decision to declare the University of Boston as the legal owner of papers deposited there by Martin Luther King, Jr. Reinforcement of the `status quo'; Testimony of Taylor Branch, author of `Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1964; King estate versus Blackside Inc.; Lack of an archivist; Symbolism and convenience.

Reports that University of Ottawa business professor Jimming Lin was found guilty of plagiarizing a graduate student's paper. The university found liable; Amount of compensation to be paid to the student.

Reports on the settlement of the legal battle between the University of Southern California and the heirs of composer Arnold Schoenberg. University's agreement to give up collection of musical scores and papers by Schoenberg; Schoenberg family's agreement to allow the university to use the Schoenberg Institute's recital hall for performances, rehearsals and lectures that are not connected to the composer.

Reports on the settlement of the dispute involving Harrisburg, Pa.-based Gettysburg College and descendants of Civil War general over the ownership of the papers written by Civil War Major General John Frederick Hartranft. Suit filed by Lilian Stockham, widow of General Hartrantf's grandson.

Reports on the ruling of an appellate court on the lawsuit filed by two Kentucky State University students who had accused the university of violating their rights by censoring a yearbook and a student newspaper. Brief filed by college journalism and students groups supporting the lawsuit; Right of the university to oversee the yearbook as a university publication.

Reports on Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit's ruling on the University of Virginia's denial of a request to help finance `Wide Awake', a Christian newspaper. Supreme Court's `Lemon Test' on determining policies' mixing of church and state; Praises and criticisms.

Reports that a basketball player at California State University at Fresno has filed a lawsuit against the school's newspaper, `The Fresno Bee.' Charge that the newspaper libeled him; Amount of money that Dominick Young is seeking from the school; Details on what the newspaper reported; Comments from Nicholas Wagner, Young's attorney, and J. Keith Moyer, executive editor of the newspaper.

The article reports that the University of California has backed down in a dispute with the family of Jacques Derrida and agreed to drop a lawsuit against his widow and to relinquish its claim to some of the papers of the late French philosopher and literary theorist. The university filed a motion to dismiss its lawsuit in May. An agreement still has to be signed by the Derrida family and approved by the court, according to a university spokeswoman. The suit originally contended Derrida's widow had violated an agreement with the university to house his papers there.

The article discusses research on educational benefits of college student diversity. It notes that recent research was spurred by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2003 Grutter versus Bollinger ruling allowing University of Michigan to continue race-conscious admissions because of the argument that educational benefits justified it. A paper to be published in 2010 finds that if admissions standards are relaxed to admit more black and Hispanic students, white and Asian-American students are less likely to acquire diversity-related skills. A book cited, "No Longer Separate, Not Yet Equal: Race and Class in Elite College Admission and Campus Life" by Thomas J. Espenshade and Alexandria Walton Radford, finds that students' willingness to interact with members of other races depends in part on class.

A COLLECTION of papers from the University of Connecticut's first tenured female professor sits inside a locked room in the law library. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article looks at how Duke University and a former lacrosse player have settled a lawsuit in which the player contended that a political-science professor had failed him because he played lacrosse. Under the agreement, no party admitted any legal liability, according to a joint statement released by the university and the player, Kyle Dowd, and his family. Dowd and his parents sued Duke and Kim F. Curtis, a visiting assistant professor of political science. The professor told Dowd he had failed the course because of a poor final paper and multiple absences from class.

Focuses on Linda Bensel-Meyers, a professor at the University of Tennessee. How she alleges the university altered grades and plagiarized papers to keep varsity players eligible for competition; Impact that lawsuits and allegations have on her; Reactions from various people on the attacks against the school.

Focuses on the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Research Integrity. How it upheld a finding that Kimon J. Angelides, a cell biology professor at the Baylor College of Medicine, committed scientific misconduct; Baylor College's monetary settlement with Angelides; History of Angelides' case; Allegations of falsified information in published papers.

Reports that professor Jimming Lin and the University of Ottawa was ordered to pay Paul Boudreau money in damages and reimbursement after Lin had plagiarized a Master of Business Administration (MBA) student's paper. Comments from spokeswoman Helen Carty on the case; Decision taken by the court judge; Views of Boudreau on the case.

Reports that on May 19, 1997, Craig Belsole and Dan Eggars, two cadets who were disciplined by the Citadel military school in Charleston, South Carolina, said that some female students were assigned to a unit whose cadets glorified Nazi symbols. Why the two were disciplined; Allegations that Eggars and Belsole made against the Citadel; Details on the court papers that were filed by the two.

Reports that a judge has dismissed a suit against the University of California campus in San Francisco over the work of Dr. Stanton A. Glantz, a medical researcher who has been an outspoken critic of the tobacco industry. Details on the lawsuit filed by Californians for Scientific Integrity; Co-authorship of the book `The Cigarette Papers,' by Glantz; Reaction to the decision.