Associated PressLeadership & PolicyUT Regents name Cigarroa as chancellor finalist.Francisco Cigarroa, president of the UT Health Science Center, has been named the sole finalist for chancellor of the University of Texas System, the state’s largest and most prestigious network of colleges.December 21, 2008HomeSolis is Obama’s labor pickDemocratic Rep. Hilda Solis of California will be Barack Obama’s pick for labor secretary as the president-elect fills the last open positions in his Cabinet, a labor official told The Associated Press on Thursday.December 18, 2008HomeSalazar Says He’ll Be ‘Strong Voice’President-elect Barack Obama’s choice to be interior secretary is vowing to be a “strong voice” for the West, and for the nation.December 17, 2008LatinxHispanic Surgeon on Short List to Head Texas SystemThe search for a chancellor for the University of Texas System has narrowed to two candidates, including a Hispanic surgeon, Texas newspapers have reported.December 16, 2008HomeLisa Jackson, First Black EPA ChiefLisa Jackson will become the first African-American to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.December 15, 2008LGBTQ+Photo Exhibit Put Back Up at BYUPortraits of gay Brigham Young University students taken by photography major for a class project are back up at the school’s fine arts building after school officials removed the display.December 15, 2008SportsAttorney: Alcorn State Coach FiredAlcorn State football coach Ernest T. Jones has been fired days after filing a lawsuit seeking the reinstatement of seven assistant coaches, his attorney said Thursday.December 14, 2008HomeObama’s True Colors: Black, White … or Neither?A perplexing new chapter is unfolding in Barack Obama’s racial saga: Many people insist that “the first Black president” is actually not Black.December 14, 2008SportsAlabama State Football Program Placed on ProbationAlabama State University’s football program was placed on five years’ probation by the NCAA on Wednesday and must forfeit all games won in the 2000 and 2001 seasons, including the 2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference championship.December 10, 2008HomeTeenage suspect in NY hate crime loses plea dealRIVERHEAD, N.Y. – One of seven teenagers accused in a fatal attack on a Hispanic immigrant has been told a plea deal he made in a previous burglary conviction is now off the table. Christopher Overton pleaded guilty to burglary in a May 2007 incident, in which a 38-year-old East Patchogue (PACH’-awg) man was killed […]December 10, 2008Previous PagePage 288 of 569Next Page
