Associated PressCommunity CollegesCalifornia Budget Crisis Hits CollegesCalifornia voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s latest effort to fix the state’s budget, a package of budget-balancing measures that he promised would provide a short-term patch for the current financial crisis and prevent further catastrophe in the future.May 20, 2009Leadership & PolicyBoard Advocates Dumping UND Nickname, LogoNorth Dakota’s Board of Higher Education has agreed to drop the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and Indian head logo.May 14, 2009LatinxNew York’s Hostos College Names New PresidentDr. Felix Matos Rodriguez, a former official in the government of Puerto Rico, has been named president of Hostos Community College in the Bronx.May 3, 2009HomeFlu Fears Prompt Separate Graduations at Slipper Rock UniversitySlippery Rock University will hold a separate graduation for 22 students who recently returned from Mexico.April 30, 2009StudentsAKAs Seeks End of ‘Old South’ Days at ‘BamaMembers of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority are asking the University of Alabama to end the annual “Old South” celebration staged by a White fraternity.April 30, 2009HomeEx-professor in NYC School Noose Case Sues for $200MA professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College who was fired over plagiarism allegations is suing the graduate school for $200 million.April 22, 2009HBCUsPrague University Bans Lecture By David DukePrague’s Charles University says it has banned a lecture by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.April 21, 2009SportsPercentage of Black Players in MLB RisesThe percentage of Black players in the major leagues increased to 10.2 percent last year, the first rise since the 1995 season.April 15, 2009StudentsUniversity of New Hampshire Makes Progress in Increasing DiversityAfter more than a decade spent recruiting and building a support base for minority students, the University of New Hampshire remains a very White school in a very White state.April 8, 2009HomeColo. Senate Rejects In-state Tuition BillDENVER The Colorado Senate killed a proposal Monday that would have allowed undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. Five Democrats joined with Republicans to defeat the bill in a 18-16 vote after a three-hour debate. Senate Bill 170 would have allowed students who are in the country illegally and who […]April 6, 2009Previous PagePage 280 of 569Next Page