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Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro is calling for an investigation after a professor held a sex toy demonstration after class.President Schapiro said the professor of the class, John Michael Bailey, showed "extremely poor judgment" with the presentation.

Each Thursday on Global Activism, we hear about an individual who’s decided to work to make the world a better place. Kenneth Elispana left Sudan in 1992, fleeing from the civil war and the ongoing persecution of Sudanese Christians.

The chairman of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees is criticizing the State of Illinois for not paying its bills on time. Chris Kennedy said Tuesday the state owed the university $450 million as of December.

Here are some tidbits about Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel: He once worked at Arby’s, he volunteered as a civilian with the Israel Defense Forces and he’s a graduate of New Trier Township High School. Why is that last bit worth noting?

Some three dozen Indiana Democrats will be starting their second week living in downstate Urbana Monday. Indiana State Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster, is one of them. Reardon said contrary to some speculation, she and her Democratic colleagues are not on an extended vacation.

In the critically acclaimed documentary Waiting for Superman, teachers unions are given a large slice of the blame for the systemic problems in America's public schools.It’s a narrative echoed in current public dialogue, and you don’t have to look very hard to find it.