Associated PressAsian American Pacific IslanderPurdue Seeks to Foster Chinese Investment in IndianaPurdue University is offering help to Indiana communities and businesses to tap into the global economy, beginning with China.February 28, 2011African-AmericanJudge Refuses to Halt SUNO/UNO Merger StudyA judge refused to block a Board of Regents study looking into the possible consolidation of Southern University at New Orleans with the University of New Orleans.February 27, 2011Faculty & StaffWVU nursing gets $800K boost for research workThe West Virginia University School of Nursing is getting $800,0000 to hire a research professor and create endowments to support other faculty members’ projects.February 23, 2011HomeAlumni Turn to Campus Career Centers for HelpDownsizing has left many people with college degrees searching for a job or contemplating a new career. And campus placement offices are seeing more graduates returning for assistance.February 22, 2011StudentsEducators Seek Out More Minorities to Study AbroadEducators want more minority students to study abroad because the experience is seen as crucial to student development, yet minority participation badly lags their overall presence on college campuses.February 22, 2011StudentsU.S. Banker to Match Immigrants’ College SavingsThe group promises that if families save $1,500 by the time a child graduates from high school, it will match that amount.February 21, 2011SportsNorth Dakota House Panel Says University Must Keep Fighting Sioux NameThe House Education Committee voted to support legislation that says UND must keep its nickname and a logo that shows the profile of an American Indian warrior.February 20, 2011StudentsCampus Racial Flaps Dog Alabama Despite ProgressMonths after the university unveiled a plaza and clock tower named for its earliest Black students, the campus was swamped with unwelcome attention after a White student was disciplined for yelling racial slurs.February 20, 2011StudentsSouth Carolina College Students Rally for Higher EducationStudents from three South Carolina universities urged lawmakers to be careful when they trim the budget, saying deep cuts to higher education will hurt the state’s economic future.February 16, 2011Community CollegesLawmakers Target Obama Plan on For-Profit CollegesA pair of Washington lawmakers say they will seek to limit federal Education Department spending on an Obama administration Biographies Plus Newsplan designed to better track students’ academic performance at for-profit colleges.February 15, 2011Previous PagePage 263 of 569Next Page
