Associated PressLeadership & PolicyStudents Hid in Bathrooms as Tornado Hit Union Univ.JACKSON, Tenn. Students took shelter in dormitory bathrooms as a tornado reduced the buildings to rubble around them at Union University. At least eight people were trapped in the wreckage of shredded walls, floors and furniture until rescuers could dig them out. Tim Ellsworth, the school’s news director, said about 50 students were taken to […]February 6, 2008HomeTemple University Gets Anonymous $5M Donations in the MailPHILADELPHIA The checks to Temple University really were in the mail — for $5 million. It was a total surprise for the school to receive the anonymous donations, which arrived in a pair of nondescript envelopes sent via U.S. mail from a bank in Arizona, said Stuart Sullivan, Temple’s senior vice president for institutional advancement. […]February 6, 2008African-AmericanCivil Rights Icons Backing Clinton Have Little CompanyATLANTA When Barack Obama was declared the winner of Georgia’s Democratic presidential primary, the Sweet Lowdown restaurant in midtown Atlanta echoed with whoops of glee as dozens of young, Black professionals celebrated his win with raised martini glasses. In other parts of the city, two civil rights icons had more subdued evenings, watching from separate […]February 6, 2008Community CollegesBallot Proposal To Boost California Community College Funding DefeatedBERKELEY, Calif.—Voters rejected a plan to secure more state dollars for California’s community colleges, but supporters say the campaign succeeded at drawing attention to the funding woes of the massive system.February 5, 2008Community CollegesOhio Governor Unveils Dual Enrollment InitiativeCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Ted Strickland on Wednesday proposed a $1.7 billion economic stimulus package to revitalize the economy in the midst of a national slump. He also proposed a plan in his second State of the State speech that would allow eligible high school seniors to spend their last year in high school taking classes on an Ohio public college campus for free.February 5, 2008Faculty & StaffState Board Names Kelley to Replace Kupchella as University of North Dakota PresidentFARGO, N.D. — Dr. Robert Kelley has been offered the job as president of the University of North Dakota, after some school supporters complained that the state Board of Higher Education should have interviewed more than one candidate.February 4, 2008Native AmericansMSU Program Seeks to Educate American Indian School AdministratorsBOZEMAN Mont. A Montana State University program that aims to more than triple the number of American Indians serving as principals and superintendents in the state recently received a $1.3 million federal grant to continue its work, the university said. The program, Indian Leadership and Development or ILEAD, seeks to reduce the administrative turnover at […]February 3, 2008Asian American Pacific IslanderCouple Gives $1M to UCLA to Boost Chinese-U.S. RelationsLOS ANGELES Two Bel-Air residents said they will donate $1 million to the University of California, Los Angeles, to set up the nation’s first endowed academic chair on U.S.-China relations and Chinese American studies. Walter and Shirley Wang, who own a plastic piping firm, said Friday they want to promote understanding of China in the […]February 3, 2008Leadership & PolicyBeleaguered Chicago State President Steps DownCHICAGO After a year of criticism of her leadership and spending practices, the beleaguered president of Chicago State University has told her colleagues she plans to step down.January 31, 2008LatinxStudy: Hispanic Freshman Want ‘Helicopter Parents’The conventional wisdom has it that so-called helicopter parents are annoying their children by hovering over their every move as they apply to college. But it turns out most freshmen are happy with how involved mom and dad were during their college search.January 30, 2008Previous PagePage 333 of 569Next Page
