Associated PressHomeIU eyes global audience in online learning ventureBLOOMINGTON Ind. – Indiana University hopes to reach unlimited numbers of students worldwide through an aggressive new online education model.November 25, 2013StudentsMonmouth College President Stepping DownMONMOUTH, Ill. ― The president of Monmouth College in western Illinois has announced that he will be leaving at the end of the academic year.November 24, 2013Leadership & Policy3 Students Charged in San Jose State Hate Crime CaseSAN JOSE Calif.—Three students at San Jose State University are facing misdemeanor hate-crime and battery charges after authorities say they harassed a black roommate by outfitting their dormitory room with a Confederate flag and a racial epithet was found on a board.November 21, 2013Leadership & PolicyObama to Announce $100M in Education Grants for HS StudentsWASHINGTON—President Barack Obama is announcing $100 million in grants to help better prepare high school students to compete in the global economy.November 19, 2013SportsVirginia State Ineligible for PlayoffsCHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has declared Virginia State ineligible for the NCAA Division II playoffs after Winston-Salem State’s quarterback was beaten during a bathroom fight between players from the schools.November 17, 2013Leadership & PolicySouth Texas University, Med School to Get $196MUniversity of Texas System regents unanimously approved nearly $200 million Thursday for construction projects at the new university and medical school in the Rio Grande Valley near the Texas-Mexico border.November 14, 2013HBCUsOakland University Must Submit Report on Coach FiringA judge on Wednesday ordered Oakland University to turn over an unedited internal report on the firing of women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis, who university officials say abused players.November 13, 2013SportsOhio State Planned Sensitivity Training for GeeOhio State University began planning cultural sensitivity training for then-president Gordon Gee after he made comments jabbing Roman Catholics and Southeastern Conference schools last December.November 13, 2013StudentsOakland University: Fired Coach Abused Players, Pushed ChristianityAUBURN HILLS, Mich. ― Fired Oakland University women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis physically and emotionally abused her players, was obsessed about their weight and pushed her Christian beliefs on them, the suburban Detroit school says in a court filing. Oakland University, a 19,000-student state university, made the statements Friday in a court brief responding to […]November 12, 2013StudentsLouisiana Remedial College Education Study ExtendedThe Louisiana Board of Regents has extended a study of remedial education in community colleges and universities.November 11, 2013Previous PagePage 220 of 569Next Page
