Bailed-out Banks' CEOs Used Jets for Personal Use

"Chief executives of some banks that received federal money, including Bank of America Corp, Morgan Stanley and Regions Financial Corp, used company jets for their personal use, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website."

Sen. Ensign Quits GOP Post After Admitting Affair

"Sen. John Ensign of Nevada resigned his Republican leadership post Wednesday, one day after confessing marital infidelity. Aides refused to answer questions about records showing that a woman on his political payroll received a promotion and a pay raise around the time he said the affair began in late 2007. Nor would Ensign or aides respond to reports of an earlier affair, in 2002."

Higher Education and the Third Reich

"A new book examines American colleges’ ties to Nazi Germany in the 1930s -- and chronicles a record characterized by indifference, complicity and collaboration."

Survival Tactics for College Presidents

It's looking like a hot, sticky and scandalous summer is in store for higher education. In recent weeks, controversies of varied size have embroiled college chiefs at the University of Illinois, the University of Nevada at Las Vegas and North Carolina State University, where Chancellor James L. Oblinger resigned Monday. . .So how do presidents successfully navigate through these sorts of troubled waters, or -- better yet -- avoid such controversies altogether? Here’s what college presidents and other higher education experts have to say. . ."

A Promise to Be Ethical in an Era of Immorality

"When a new crop of future business leaders graduates from the Harvard Business School next week, many of them will be taking a new oath that says, in effect, greed is not good. Nearly 20 percent of the graduating class have signed 'The M.B.A. Oath,' a voluntary student-led pledge that the goal of a business manager is to 'serve the greater good.' It promises that Harvard M.B.A.’s will act responsibly, ethically and refrain from advancing their 'own narrow ambitions' at the expense of others."

Profile: Kim Jong-un

"Kim Jong-il's third son, Kim Jong-un, will become North Korea's next leader, according to unconfirmed South Korean media reports. The BBC News website and BBC Monitoring profile this elusive young man."

North Korea's Kim Moves to Anoint Youngest Son as Heir

"North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has signaled the anointment of his youngest son as heir to the ruling family dynasty as the rival Koreas bolstered their militaries along a disputed sea border on Tuesday."