Associated PressCommunity CollegesFoster Kids Find College Help After ‘Aging Out’Community colleges in several states are working to establish stronger support systems for former foster-care children, who are more likely to wind up homeless or in jail than earn a degree as they struggle to overcome unstable lives.March 16, 2009HomeNonprofit Sues Feds Over Border Fence on Behalf of UT Law ProfessorA national consumer advocacy group sued the federal government Wednesday on behalf of a University of Texas law professor seeking documents about the planning of the border fence.March 12, 2009HomeMarket Endangers State-run Prepaid Tuition PlansState-run trust funds for parents who want to pay off college tuition before their children enroll are running short on cash, and program officials worry they won’t be able to pay for students who are counting on the money.March 11, 2009StudentsObama Calls on Colleges To Curtail CostsPresident Barack Obama on Tuesday outlined a multi-prong education strategy for America that includes providing all Americans with “a quality higher education — whether it’s college or technical training.”March 10, 2009StudentsIn Arkansas, Odds Great Against Immigrant In-state Tuition BillWhen Joyce Elliott pushed for extending in-state tuition to the children of undocumented immigrants four years ago, she had a lot of factors on her side.March 9, 2009Asian American Pacific IslanderDartmouth Students Apologize for Racist E-mail About First Asian-American PresidentDartmouth students apologized for writing a tongue-in-cheek news report full of racial slurs directed at the school’s next president, who will be the first Asian-American to lead an Ivy League school.March 8, 2009StudentsAbilene Christian Student Leader OustedAbilene Christian University’s Black student body president has been impeached six months after he reported finding a noose on his chair, although students and officials say that had no connection to his ousting.March 8, 2009HomeChange to Top 10 Percent Rule Clears CommitteeTexas students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class would no longer be guaranteed automatic admission to a public university under a bill that passed a Senate panel Wednesday.March 5, 2009HomeSouth Carolina State University’s James Brown Exhibit Opens While Museum Plans AwaitJames Brown knew all along that he wanted to open a museum to inspire people — especially the poor — to pursue their dreams. So he carefully saved all his belongings, from glittering suits and glossy shoes to the comb he used to neatly sculpt his hair.March 5, 2009Leadership & PolicyDartmouth’s New President First Asian To Lead Ivy League InstitutionA Korean-born doctor and humanitarian known as a leader the global fight against HIV/AIDS and other diseases will become the next president of Dartmouth College.March 2, 2009Previous PagePage 282 of 569Next Page
