Associated PressNative AmericansAmerican Indian UND Graduates Want To Make Their Case for Getting Rid of the Fighting Sioux NicknameSome Spirit Lake tribal members who are University of North Dakota graduates want to make their case for getting rid of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname before any tribal vote is held.February 18, 2008Community CollegesPhiladelphia Creates College Access Center To Boost Number of Degrees in CityJust 21 percent of Philadelphia residents have a bachelor’s degree; that’s below the national average and low considering the region has more than 80 colleges and universities. A new college access center aims to help the estimated 70,000 residents who started college but never finished go back to school.February 17, 2008Leadership & PolicyNorthern Illinois Shooting Fourth At A School Within One WeekA man dressed in black opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns from the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday, killing five students and injuring 16 others before committing suicide, authorities said.February 14, 2008StudentsUniversity of Colorado Presidential Selection Upsets CampusThe man nominated to lead the state’s flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.D.s, he has only a bachelor’s degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser.February 14, 2008StudentsColo. University Selection Upsets CampusBOULDER Colo. The man nominated to lead the state’s flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.Ds, he has only a bachelor’s degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser. Bruce Benson’s nomination may be bitterly dividing this 52,000-student, three-campus institution, but it is a sign […]February 13, 2008SportsFlorida Sate Puts Its Teams on ProbationTALLAHASSEE Fla. Florida State’s sports teams will be on self-imposed probation for two years and some will lose scholarships because of an academic cheating scandal, the university said in a report released Thursday. About 60 student-athletes also have or will suffer some loss of eligibility. Two staffers, a tutor and learning specialist, already had been […]February 13, 2008Community CollegesWis. College to Give Bikes to FreshmenRIPON Wis. A tiny liberal arts college here hopes it has found an answer to a nagging shortage of campus parking: a bicycle giveaway. If incoming freshmen promise not to bring a car to campus for a full year, Ripon College will give them a Trek 820 mountain bike, a helmet and a lock a […]February 13, 2008StudentsDual-Enrolled High School Students Get Head Start At N.C. Community CollegesLed by two of its classmates, a freshman literature class plotted to break out of a concentration camp.February 13, 2008Community CollegesStudents, Educators Respond to Ohio Governor’s Early College InitiativeEducators, students and parents applauded and raised questions Thursday about Gov.February 13, 2008HBCUsAudit: NC Central Administrator Stole Thousands in Grant MoneyRALEIGH, N.C. A high-ranking administrator at North Carolina Central University stole thousands of dollars in federal research grant money, possibly to pay off personal items bought with his university credit card, according to a state audit released Tuesday. State Auditor Les Merritt said the assistant provost, who was not identified in the audit, also hid […]February 12, 2008Previous PagePage 331 of 569Next Page
