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COLUMN: Pennsylvania resolution stifles academic freedoms
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Venuri Siriwardane
University Wire
12-16-2005
(Temple News) (U-WIRE) PHILADELPHIA -- In the early 1950s, during the political witch hunt led by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, scores of university academics were allegedly linked to the American Communist Party. Dozens were fired and blacklisted for refusing to cooperate with anti-communist investigations.
Over half a century later, it appears that history may repeat itself. Neo-McCarthyism has ignited across Pennsylvania's academic realm as public colleges and universities across the commonwealth are being placed under surveillance.
In July, the state ...
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Pearson to Sell Lazard Stakes for 410 Million Pounds Sterling.
PR Newswire
; ...Limited, will step down from the board of Pearson plc. Their connection with Gaz et Eaux means that Pearson is required to seek shareholder approval...transaction. Dennis Stevenson, chairman of Pearson, and John Makinson, its group finance director...
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Pearson's Pac Rim plan. (Pearson PLC; Pacific Rim media business)
Magazine article from: Multichannel News
; ...executive vice president of Pearson Television. Leading that charge beyond Nazzaro is Greg Dyke, Pearson TV's new chairman and chief...the BBC's director general John Birt could be vital in expanding Pearson's ventures with that company...
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PEARSON ALMOST LEAVES GOVERNOR'S RACE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...delegates have made their choice," said Pearson, who didn't endorse Bookwalter after...governor who now controls the Statehouse," Pearson said. Valparaiso delegate John A. Johnson, whom Pearson defeated in the May primary, said the...
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PEARSON'S STEALTH CANDIDACY PUTS HIS ELECTION CHANCES AT RISK
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN)
; ...Attorney General Linley E. Pearson cruised to the Republican nomination...the fall. On the surface, Pearson's logic would appear to have...correct. His two opponents were John A. Johnson, a Valparaiso...all on the ballot together, Pearson drew 1.16 million votes and...
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Pearson VUE Renews Global Test Delivery Contract With CompTIA.
PR Newswire
; ...delivered at more than 4,000 Pearson VUE(R) Authorized Test Centers...this agreement, CompTIA and Pearson VUE are jointly supporting...required in the past," said John Venator, president and chief...continue our collaboration with Pearson VUE to deliver CompTIA certification...
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Pearson's political story is one worth remembering
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal
; ...obscurity. In retirement, Pearson split his time between homes...sometimes bewildered by him. Pearson never lost the drawl that betrayed...chairman in 1962, when Gov. John Anderson appointed him to fill...Schoeppel. Later that year, Pearson secured the position in a special...
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-PEARSON: US regulator clears Pearson's $4.6 billion Simon & Schuster acquisition.
M2 Presswire
; ...PRESSWIRE-25 November 1998-PEARSON: US regulator clears Pearson...and Modem Curriculum Press. Pearson announced on 3 July that Hicks...management and healthcare. CONTACT: John Fallon, Pearson plc Tel: +44 (0)171 411 2310...
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PEARSON COMPLETES PILOT PROGRAM FOR COMPUTER-BASED ENGLISH TEST.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News
; ...Pilot testing enabled Pearson to gather information about...administration hardware and software. Pearson received valuable feedback...perceptions of the test. John de Jong, Vice President for Test Development, Pearson, comments: "Pearson developed...
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PEARSON TUNES IN TO 15 BILLION POUND MERGER
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland
; PEARSON, the television and publishing...the chance for other parts of Pearson to work with this new company...Commerzbank analyst Nick Ward. John Clarke, media analyst at stockbrokers...It looks like a good deal. Pearson's TV interests in the UK...
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DREW PEARSON'S MERRY-GO-ROUND
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...groin at a cocktail party. Pearson had been critical of McCarthy...his search for communists. Pearson sued McCarthy for libel and...of court four years later. Pearson was hesitant about supporting John F. Kennedy for president...
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