Associated PressHomeAppeals court upholds dismissal of loan lawsuitA federal appeals court has refused to reinstate a lawsuit that sought to strike down a law that denies federal financial aid to college students convicted of drug offenses.April 29, 2008Community CollegesHow Do You Say, ‘May I See Your License?’Despacito. The echo followed — despacito — as some 18 Lafayette Parish sheriff’s deputies mouth the word — which means “slowly” — in Spanish for their instructor, Nancy Gomez.April 29, 2008StudentsIdaho Hispanic Students Scoring Below ClassmatesHispanic students continue to score below their non-Latino counterparts on statewide tests, prompting education initiatives to improve scores and slow a high school dropout rate that is higher than any other ethnic group in Idaho.April 29, 2008HomeTenn. Board of Regents Reconsiders Honors for Freedom RidersThe Tennessee Board of Regents has changed its decision to deny honorary degrees to 14 Tennessee State University students who were expelled for participating in Freedom Rides of the 1960s civil rights movement.April 28, 2008HomeWVU Dean 2nd to Resign in Degree ScandalR. Stephen Sears, dean of West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics, will resign along with Provost Gerald Lang in the wake of a master’s degree scandal involving the governor’s daughter.April 28, 2008Leadership & PolicySC State Plans to Display James Brown MemorabiliaAn exhibit of James Brown memorabilia is being organized at South Carolina State University.April 28, 2008HomeEdmond Named Interim President at Alabama A&MAlabama A&M University Provost Dr. Beverly Edmond has been named interim president of the school.April 27, 2008Faculty & StaffWVU Professors Want Officials to Resign over Bresch AffairDays after a panel’s damning report about West Virginia University’s handling of a degree improperly awarded to the governor’s daughter, members of the faculty are debating what should come next.April 27, 2008HomeGroups Want Lawmaker Removed for Mexican Worker CommentsHispanic groups offended by a lawmaker who referred to Mexican immigrant workers as “illiterate peasants” protested his comments and demanded that he be punished.April 27, 2008InternationalCash-strapped Antioch College Holds Last Commencement Before Temporarily ClosingCash-strapped Antioch College held a bittersweet commencement ceremony Saturday as officials moved ahead with plans to close the school this summer until it gets back on its feet.April 27, 2008Previous PagePage 319 of 569Next Page
