Associated PressHomeUPS Sees 2011 Profit Topping Pre-Recession PeakUPS expects to boost earnings above pre-recession levels this year by expanding in parts of the world where economic growth is strongest and keeping a lid on costs.February 1, 2011HomeStocks Flat Day After Dow Tops 12,000Stocks are flat in midday trading one day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level in two and a half years.February 1, 2011HomeStocks Flat Day After Dow Tops 12,000Stocks are flat in midday trading one day after the Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level in two and a half years.February 1, 2011African-AmericanColorado Firm Wins $74,000 Contract To Study UNO/SUNO MergerA Colorado consulting firm will be paid as much as $74,000 to evaluate a proposal to merge Southern University at New Orleans with the nearby University of New Orleans campus.January 30, 2011HomeU.S. consumer confidence jumped in JanuaryWASHINGTON — The Consumer Confidence Index rose in January to its highest level in eight months with Americans growing a little more confident about the job market and business conditions.January 25, 2011StudentsUnindicted Prairie View Student: Pledge Death ‘My Fault’A Texas college student who wasn’t indicted last year for his role in the hazing death of a fraternity pledge tearfully told police two days after the incident that he was responsible for the death, according to an audio tape obtained by The Associated Press.January 24, 2011SportsNorth Carolina A&T Fires Official Over Sickle Cell DeathNorth Carolina A&T State University fired an athletics official and suspended a second after learning coaches were urged against testing potential athletes for the sickle cell trait two days before one died during a tryout.January 19, 2011HBCUsTwo UNC Schools Help Their Bands Meet Rose Parade CostsThe two public universities whose marching bands performed in the Tournament of Roses parade on New Year’s Day relied on alternative resources to take care of what donations couldn’t cover.January 18, 2011Faculty & StaffVictims of Alabama-Huntsville Faculty Shooting Sue Over KillingsRelatives of two professors shot and killed during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville last year filed a lawsuit Friday claiming school administrators’ failure to follow safety rules contributed to the mass slaying.January 17, 2011HomeStudy: Workplace Diversity Must Include Buy-In From WhitesOrganizational efforts to create and maintain an inclusive multicultural environment often face resistance by Whites, says a University of Michigan researcher.January 17, 2011Previous PagePage 265 of 569Next Page
