Associated PressInternationalChina Hopes to Attract More U.S. College StudentsChina is hoping that American college students watching the Summer Olympics will want to travel there, providing a bump similar to what Australia and Greece enjoyed in 2000 and 2004.August 21, 2008SportsNCAA Penalizes New Mexico for Football ViolationsThe NCAA put New Mexico’s football program on three years of probation Wednesday and cut five scholarships as punishment for academic violations involving two former assistant coaches.August 21, 2008Native AmericansStudy Finds Minorities More Likely to be Paddled in SchoolPaddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million U.S. schoolchildren got them last year and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group.August 20, 2008StudentsFinancially Struggling College Students Turn to Food BanksFor years, the small University District pantry, just blocks from the University of Washington, has offered help to the working poor and single parents in this neighborhood of campus rentals.August 20, 2008HomeLA High School’s Drop-Out Rate Highlights ProblemsAmid the verdant lawn and leafy trees of the tidy Jefferson Senior High School campus, you’ll see something troubling: a police officer patrols the grounds and a sign warns that guns are illegal.August 19, 2008HomeJudge Backs English-Only Rule but Scolds Both SidesA Catholic school’s policy that requires students to speak only English while in school does not in itself create a hostile learning environment, a federal judge ruled Friday.August 19, 2008Leadership & PolicyCollege Presidents Seek Debate on Drinking AgeCollege presidents from about 100 of the nation’s best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.August 19, 2008HBCUsHandwritten History Donated to Lincoln UniversityLincoln University gained a glimpse into the life of one of its key founders with the donation of a series of pristine Civil War-era letters penned by Lt. Richard Baxter Foster.August 18, 2008HomeAt Inner-city Los Angeles High, Nearly 6 in 10 Drop OutAmid the verdant lawn and leafy trees of the tidy Jefferson Senior High School campus, a police officer patrols the grounds and a sign warns that guns are illegal.August 18, 2008TenureTwo UMKC Professors Speak Out About ResignationsTwo tenured professors accused of sexual harassment at the University of Missouri-Kansas City said they resigned to protect their families and because they couldn’t afford to continue defending themselves against the university.August 18, 2008Previous PagePage 301 of 569Next Page
