Associated PressStudentsCongress Sends Student Loan Extension to BushCongress has approved through the 2010 school year a program that will allow students who rely on loans to continue their educations regardless of current difficulties in the private credit market.September 18, 2008STEMPennsylvania State University System Snuffs Out All SmokingWith virtually no warning, smoking at 14 of Pennsylvania’s state-owned universities has been banned anywhere on campus even outdoors.September 16, 2008StudentsColleges Spend Billions to Prep FreshmenIt’s a tough lesson for millions of students just now arriving on campus: even if you have a high school diploma, you may not be ready for college.September 15, 2008Leadership & PolicyMichigan State Revokes Mugabe’s Honorary DegreeMichigan State University trustees Friday stripped Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe of an honorary law degree it gave him in 1990, citing a pattern of human rights abuses and political repression.September 15, 2008SportsHoops Hall Looks to Honor Black Schools’ CoachesSavannah State coach Teddy Wright was so good that legends grew up around him. Like the time he supposedly split his squad in two, sending half to play a game in the Southwest and the other half to play against a school on East Coast.September 11, 2008StudentsClinton Concerned About Sept. 11 Scholarship FundFormer President Clinton has been in talks with the directors of a huge college scholarship fund for Sept. 11 victims to address complaints by some families that the program has given out too little money.September 11, 2008HomeCambridge University Official: Social Justice Not Our RoleThe government should provide more money for higher education but should not meddle or try to use Britain’s universities to enhance social mobility, a senior official at the University of Cambridge told other educators Wednesday.September 10, 2008Faculty & StaffKent State Faculty Get Bonuses for Meeting GoalsKent State University is offering financial bonuses to professors if they help student retention numbers and attract more research dollars, an incentive usually given to school presidents and top administrators.September 10, 2008HomeObama Opens Schools Debate With McCainDemocrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools.September 10, 2008StudentsIU Offers Support for American Indian GroupIndiana University administrators are working to find a new space and director for a support group for American Indian students weeks after student leaders accused IU of not supporting the group.September 9, 2008Previous PagePage 298 of 569Next Page
