Associated PressLeadership & PolicyNebraska Chancellor: No One Made Him Cancel AyersUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman says no one strong-armed him into canceling the visit of William Ayers, and that if they had, he would have resigned.October 21, 2008Leadership & PolicySchool’s Fundraising Pitch Gives Alumni the BlahsAn attempt to reach younger donors with a breezily written letter that uses the word “blah” 137 times has some Framingham State College alumni questioning the school’s professionalism, judgment and … blah, blah, blah.October 21, 2008StudentsHaskell Indian Nations University President Under FireThe embattled president of Haskell Indian Nations University is standing firm while the university’s Board of Regents asks for her dismissal and nearly half of the students have signed petitions seeking her resignation.October 20, 2008HomeUniversity of North Dakota Storing GunsUniversity of North Dakota students living on campus have to store their guns with the UND Police Department, under a new policy banning the weapons from campus apartments. And police say they’re running out of space.October 20, 2008StudentsHaskell president under fireLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – The embattled president of Haskell Indian Nations University is standing firm while the university’s Board of Regents asks for her dismissal and nearly half of the students have signed petitions seeking her resignation. More than 100 students and faculty members attended a forum Friday in the school auditorium designed to deal […]October 19, 2008StudentsCritics of MVSU president pick set to protestJACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state’s preferred choice to lead Mississippi Valley State University is scheduled to visit the campus Tuesday. Donna Oliver’s visit will come amid a protest from students and alumni seeking to prevent her from being named the school’s next president. The College Board selected Oliver, the provost and vice president of […]October 19, 2008HomeACLU Picks Brooklyn Law Professor as PresidentThe American Civil Liberties Union, an influential civil rights group, elected a new president on Saturday, choosing a constitutional law scholar who said she would reach out to African-Americans and to religious communities where the group has often been viewed more as foe than friend.October 19, 2008HomeIn Chicago, Ex-radical Better Known as a ScholarThese days, Bill Ayers doesn’t want to talk about the Weathermen, the Vietnam-era radical group he helped found that carried out bombings at the Pentagon and the Capitol.October 19, 2008HomeBaylor Backs Off Plan Offering Perks to Retake SATBaylor University, facing sharp criticism for paying already-admitted students to retake the SAT and try to boost their scores, said Thursday it “goofed” and would probably end the practice.October 16, 2008HomeCollection of African-American Art Donated to University of AlabamaAfter more than two years of courtship, Paul R. Jones donated his vast collection of African-American art to the University of Alabama.October 16, 2008Previous PagePage 293 of 569Next Page
