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Academic Freedom and the Rising Cost of College Textbooks
Instead of requiring students to buy a book for $180, a math professor at Cal State Fullerton assigned one that goes for $76 and another that's free. But the expensive text was written by two senior department officials, and the professor's in trouble. We preview a faculty hearing set for tomorrow.
By Warren Olney • • 24m ListenInstead of requiring students to buy a book for $180, a math professor at Cal State Fullerton assigned one that goes for $76 and another that's free. But the expensive text was written by two senior department officials, and the professor's in trouble. We preview a faculty hearing set for tomorrow.
Also on the program, Governor Brown won't recognize the diversity among California's Asians, and Don Mattingly won't be around to manage the Dodgers next year.
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3 storiesDodger Manager Don Mattingly's Out
With Don Mattingly as manager of the Dodgers, they haven't won a National League pennant or a trip to the World Series, but they have won three straight Western Division titles. That's a rare feat, but Mattingly won't be around to try to do even better next year, as we hear from Bill Shaikin, who covers the team for the LA Times .
Read the story6 minAcademic Freedom and the Rising Cost of College Textbooks
Alain Bourget is a tenured math professor at Cal State Fullerton, where he's taught for nine years. Now, he's been reprimanded by his department, and tomorrow he faces a faculty hearing. Lily Leung is reporting the story for the OC Register .
Read the story10 min'Asian' Label Too Broad for Some Californians
Assembly Bill 176 was supported by the legislature’s black and Latino caucuses — and by many other ethnic groups in a state that is rapidly diversifying. It would have recognized the distinctions between people of different national origins, now all categorized as "Asians." Governor Brown vetoed the measure .
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