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1.5 Million Pages Of Ancient Text To Be Transferred Online

AP | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: 15th Century Printed Books, Oxford University, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Ancient Texts, Hebrew Manuscripts, Bodleian Libraries, Vatican, Oxford, Greek Manuscripts, Video, Culture News

LONDON -- Oxford University and the Vatican are teaming up to make 1.5 million pages of ancient texts available for free online over the next four yea...

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Lessons From a Global Family

Pat Mitchell | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Oxford University, Skoll World Forum, Center for Social Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Impact News

I feel privileged to be a part of the Skoll World Forum -- as a moderator, from time to time, and always as an admirer of the people I meet there, the work I hear about, and the ideas and insights I take away.

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Health and Work in the Age of Aging

Michael Hodin | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: G-8 Summit, Greek Debt, Aging and Health, World Health Day, World Health Organization, Aging Population, Health, Dr. Sarah Harper, Birth Rates, Obama, Euro, Oxford University, Ageing, Aging, Fifty News

As life-spans routinely stretch into the 80s and 90s and as birth rates continue to drop to unprecedented lows, the importance of maintaining health as we age becomes even more crucial.

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What's the Difference Between Fox News and Oxford University Press?

Frances Moore Lappe | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Oxford University Press, Monsanto, Book Publishing, Food, Fox News, Oxford University, Food Politics, Frances Moore Lappe, Books News

Democracy depends on honest, fair, accurate debate. Without it, we can't possibly meet today's challenges. And if academic presses don't hold the line -- when fair discourse in the wider culture is in collapse -- who will?

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Funding Innovation for Skoll Social Entrepreneurs

Jim Fruchterman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Benetech, Social Innovation, Charity, Social Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit, water.org, Clean Water, Water for People, Skoll World Forum, Matt Damon, Social Entrepreneur, Oxford, Skoll Foundation, Fundraising, Oxford University, Impact News

The constant theme is raising money for our social enterprises. But not just any money -- we talk about the most difficult money to raise: the unrestricted funding that is the lifeblood for a social entrepreneur.

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A Sermonette on Prediction and Its Discontents

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Oxford University, Financial TImes, Stein Ringen, Angela Merkel, Greek Economy, Eurozone, European Economy, Exchange Rate, Economics Critique, Euro Value, Economic Critique, Greek Deb Crisis, Financial Times Critique, Business News

In the Financial Times, Stein Ringen, a professor of sociology at Oxford, takes a lash to forecasting-happy economists, this time over the eurozone. The column provides a lesson in how difficult it is to resist the allure of prediction and the appeal of the simple dichotomy.

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Avi Shlaim's Anti-Israel Diatribe

David Harris | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Oxford University, Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Avi Shlaim, Barack Obama, The Independent, World News

At a time when the U.S. and Israeli leaders meet in Washington to discuss the ominous challenge of Iran's nuclear program, Shlaim assails Israel for every alleged misdeed, yet, oddly, or perhaps tellingly, fails to address the Iran question.

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Studying At Oxford Is A Great Excuse To Visit Oxford

Pam Grout | Posted 03.27.2012

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Oxford is a medieval dreamland, a time warp of sorts, where everything from winding cobblestone lanes to impeccably manicured gardens is ancient and historical.

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Why Jimmy Wales Allows "Vulva" on Wikipedia

Katie Engelhart | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Pipa, Wikipedia, Muhammad Cartoon, Free Speech Debate, Timothy Garton Ash, Free Speech, SOPA Bill, Oxford University, Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Blackout, Technology News

Decisions made by Wikipedia editors are not law. But when it comes to determining what is 'normal' online -- and how much taboo we're willing to stomach on our Internet -- a Wikipedia referendum can count for just as much.

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America's Dirty Little Secret

David Macaray | Posted 11.27.2011

Read More: National Identity, Social-Economic Conflict, Oxford University, Class Warfare, Perceptions of the Rich, Rich-vs-Poor, Cadillac, Politics News

The notion of social-economic conflict suggests something vaguely ideological -- something unpleasantly Marxian and subversive. In short, we regard "class warfare" as un-American.

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Roots and Wings

Emmie Twombly | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Future Leaders, Vital Voices, Oxford University, British, Women News

Vital Voices, Rising Voices Contest Every day, every woman should wake up asking who can I bring with me? Who can I empower? As each woman extends h...

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Oxford Comma Commotion Leaves Punctuation Snobs Distraught

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Oxford University Press, Punctuation Rules, Grammar Usage, Punctuation Use, Oxford University, Grammar, Punctuation, Oxford Comma, Books News

LONDON — A report that Oxford University had changed its comma rule left some punctuation obsessives alarmed, annoyed, and distraught. Passions ...

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Slipknot's Corey Taylor Speaks At Oxford Union

nytimes.com | SARAH LYALL | Posted 08.09.2011

Read More: Iowa, Heavy Metal, Corey Taylor, Great Big Mouth, Slipknot, Oxford Union, Oxford, Music, High School Dropouts, Oxford University, Arts News

OXFORD, England -- He had to leave high school early (there was an unfortunate incident involving some macaroni and cheese) and never went to college ...

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Michelle Obama Travels To Oxford: 'I Never Thought [Obama] Would Be President'

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 07.25.2011

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OXFORD, England -- First Lady Michelle Obama used her own life as an example of how hard work and perseverance can prevail Wednesday as she spoke with...

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Alan Bennett: Closing Libraries Is Tantamount To 'Child Abuse'

Telegraph | Morwenna Ferrier | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Closing Libraries, Kensal Rise Library, Oxford University, Alan Bennett, North London Library, Tim Lott, Libraries, Books News

Alan Bennett last night launched a scathing attack on a local council's plans to close a popular north london library, comparing the loss to "child ab...

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Michelle Obama To Visit Oxford University

AP | Posted 07.19.2011

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LONDON — Oxford University says Michelle Obama will visit its centuries-old colleges as part of a three-day trip to Britain. President Barack O...

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David Cameron Claims Oxford Admitted One Black Student Last Year

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Harrington | Posted 06.13.2011

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British Prime Minister David Cameron made headlines on Monday when he criticized Oxford University for their "disgraceful" minority admissions statist...

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Social Entrepreneurship: A Currency for Change

Gary A. Officer | Posted 05.30.2011

Read More: Points of Light Institute, Social Entrepreneurship, Jeff Skoll, Skoll Forum, Kennedy Center, Oxford, Social Entrepreneur, Oxford University, Impact News

At Oxford University this week Jeff Skoll (first employee and President of EBay) will use his wealth as a catalyst for bringing together social entrepreneurs from around the world to meet and exchange ideas.

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Rotary International Names Dynamic New General Secretary

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rotary International, Conflict, Sri Lanka, Leogane, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Sustainable Development, Marshall Scholar, Oiww, Tsunami, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Jim Luce, John Hewko, Rotary Foundation, Harvard Law School, Oxford University, India, Baker & McKenzie, Polio, World Health Organization, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Orphans International Worldwide, Usaid, Millennium Challenge Corporation, Impact News

There are 1.2 million Rotarians in 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas, and they couldn't have a more capable general secretary than John Hewko.

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Courtney Love's Conservative New Role

Posted 05.25.2011

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Have Courtney Love and Margaret Thatcher ever been mentioned in the same sentence? Well, it's about time. The notorious musician-cum-actress is follow...

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Age-Old Elitism at Oxbridge

Beenish Ahmed | Posted 05.25.2011

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Great Britain has become immensely more diverse in the last century, and it's time for its top institutions to recognize and reflect this.

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Oxford, Cambridge Fail To Admit Black Students [UPDATED]

Posted 05.25.2011

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The U.K.'s two elite universities admit a paltry number of black students to their undergraduate programs, the Guardian reports. Last year, 21 Oxbrid...

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Poison Ivy Leagues: Should America Look Elsewhere for Its Leaders?

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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What do the disasters of George W. Bush, the Wall Street melt-down, and the poison of the Tea Party all have in common? Politicos and their puppet ma...

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Ultimate Fighting Championship President To Address Oxford Debate Club

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — The Oxford University debate club has invited Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White to speak to its members. Ultimate F...

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UFC Chief Dana White To Speak At Oxford Club

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — The distinguished Oxford University debate club has featured such speakers as Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and Malcolm X. Thi...

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