Associated PressSportsNCAA Academic Report: Some College Teams May Be Hit HardCollege teams that consistently underperform in the classroom are getting hit harder by the NCAA.May 6, 2008StudentsAuthorities arrest 75 students in drug bust at San Diego UniversityAuthorities arrested 96 people, most of them students, as part of an undercover drug investigation at San Diego State University that began after a student’s fatal cocaine overdose last spring, authorities said Tuesday.May 6, 2008Recruitment & RetentionTask Force Presents Report on Iowa Universities and MinoritiesOfficials at Iowa’s public universities want to close the graduation and retention gap between white and minority students.May 5, 2008StudentsFormer Admissions Official Leads Fight Against Affirmative Action in MissouriTim Asher sat calmly and appeared unfazed moments before he was to address a roomful of Hispanic leaders, some of whom were likely to be hostile to his message that Missouri should end affirmative action programs based on race and gender.May 5, 2008HomeWVU Braces for No-confidence Vote on President Amid Degree ScandalFaculty and students are choosing sides and bracing for a battle as West Virginia University educators move closer to a no-confidence vote on President Mike Garrison, whose administration has been tarnished by a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter.May 4, 2008African-American58 Percent of Black Children Can’t SwimNearly 60 percent of African-American children cannot swim, almost twice the figure for White children, according to a first-of-its-kind survey which USA Swimming hopes will strengthen its efforts to lower minority drowning rates and draw more Blacks into the sport.May 1, 2008Community CollegesAlternative Energy Experts Gather at Florida Community CollegeExperts in alternative energy from solar to ocean power discussed the possibilities during a forum at Indian River Community College.April 30, 2008Native AmericansRocky Mountain College’s VP for Planning, Indian Affairs ResigningJanine Pease is resigning as Rocky Mountain College’s vice president for planning and American Indian affairs at the end of June to take an administrative position with Fort Peck Community College.April 30, 2008Faculty & StaffNew Chancellor Named For UMass-AmherstAn administrator and German scholar who has made a career of working at public universities has been selected to be the next chancellor of the University of Massachusetts’ flagship Amherst campus.April 30, 2008HomeMassachusetts Ed. Commissioner Says State Needs to Better Prepare StudentsMassachusetts educators need to set higher standards for curriculum, assessment and accountability to ensure that students who graduate from high schools are better prepared for college or careers, the state’s incoming education commissioner said Monday.April 29, 2008Previous PagePage 318 of 569Next Page
