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Joe Paterno didn't call the police

What happened was so shocking that no one could do the right thing. Mike Pilewski on the Penn State University scandal.

A collection of human foetuses at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. Photo: Jan Stuermann

Forgotten specimens

Professor Lynn Morgan was surprised to find that her college had a collection of human foetuses in its basement. Such collections were once common. Morgan studies society's changing attitudes to ethical questions such as the start of human life. Read more.

Travelogs: Georgetown

Spotlight's deputy editor, Claudine Weber-Hof, is here to tell us about something special in our November issue: the Travelogs booklet about Georgetown, in Washington, DC.

Learn something practical

"We need people with practical skills like car mechanics"

The University of California, Berkeley, California

Get your degree (online) from the University of California

The University of California plans to become the first major US college to offer an online bachelor's degree comparable in quality to its campus qualification. The university will soon begin delivering its most popular courses over the internet.

World View: That college look

In 1999, unknown to Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a couple of young Italians found an F. & M. sweatshirt in a second-hand shop and were inspired to start a clothing company.

David Cameron and the Old Boys' School - Medium

Eton College has a long list of distinguished former pupils, including 18 former prime ministers — and possibly a future one. Meet Tory candidate David Cameron, who is again making class an issue in British politics.