Associated PressStudentsNorth Dakota State Probes Bawdy Campus SkitNorth Dakota State University is investigating complaints about a campus skit in which a White student in blackface portrayed Barack Obama receiving a lap dance.March 30, 2008Community CollegesLouisiana Governor Proposes Reorganization of Spending on Community CollegesAn overhaul of the way Louisiana trains its workers that would revamp the state labor department and rework community and technical college spending was proposed earlier in the week by Gov. Bobby Jindal.March 27, 2008Leadership & PolicyFormer Texas Southern President Pleads No Contest, Will Repay More Than $127,000Former Texas Southern University President Priscilla Slade pleaded no contest Wednesday to a charge alleging she spent university money inappropriately and agreed to repay the financially strapped school more than $127,000.March 26, 2008LatinxNew Report Says Oklahoma’s Anti-illegal-immigrant Bill to Cost State $1.3BA new study estimates that Oklahoma’s anti-illegal immigration law will cause $1.8 billion in economic losses as foreign-born workers flee the state.March 25, 2008StudentsSorority Party at UND Prompts Discrimination ComplaintA group of American Indian students is upset about a University of North Dakota sorority party last fall in which students dressed up in Indian costumes and wore red makeup on their faces and bodies.March 23, 2008StudentsMaricopa County Community College District Weighs Tuition HikeStudents attending classes in the Maricopa County Community College District will likely be looking at higher tuition rates.March 19, 2008Community Colleges79-Year-Old Oregonian Wrapping Up Associate’s DegreeWith her pink backpack, jeans and sneakers, Billie Gibson in some ways is like many other Central Oregon Community College students.March 19, 2008Home81 Percent of UT’s Admission Offers Go to Top 10 Percent GradsThe University of Texas at Austin reserved a record 81 percent of its fall admission offers this year to students guaranteed a spot on campus under the state’s top 10 percent law.March 19, 2008Community CollegesFewer Connecticut Minorities in State’s Four-year CollegesA report says while minorities in Connecticut make up nearly 23 percent of people enrolled in higher education, fewer are at the University of Connecticut.March 19, 2008InternationalStudents At Small ND Campus Complain About Diversity OverloadDickinson State has boosted its international enrollment from 20 students in 2000 to 396 students last fall. Some Dickinson State students say the record hasn’t come easy, and complain about diversity overload. Though none of the international students have reported violence, some say they have experienced insensitivity.March 19, 2008Previous PagePage 324 of 569Next Page
