President caught up in gangster family ties
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An examination of the investigation into William Bulger, president of the University of Massachusetts, and whether or not he is covering up for his brother, James Bulger, the head of the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish-American crime syndicate, and the second most wanted man in America after Osama Bin Laden. James Bulger has been a fugitive from justice since 1995 when he was tipped off that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was going to arrest him on racketeering charges. A congressional hearing into the FBI's mishandling of the James Bulger case has dragged his brother into the investigation, with the chief inquisitor, Indiana Republican congressman Dan Burton, accusing William Bulger of suffering from "convenient memory loss" as far as contact with his brother is concerned and seeking an investigation into possible charges of perjury.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2003
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Grey days can be heydays
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The number of academics at US universities who are aged over 70 has been rising steadily since the mandatory retirement age was abolished 10 years ago. Many do not step down because they believe they have a few good years still left in them and they believe that they have much to offer both to students and to other, younger faculty members.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2004
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Out and about in Bible Belt
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Equality Ride is staging a touring protest to confront campuses where homosexuality is outlawed and gay students face expulsion or life in the closet. There are 35 student gay-rights campaigners on the tour which will last seven weeks and stop in 19 different places.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2006
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