Associated PressStudentsMexican-American Helps Minnesota Minorities Win Chance at CollegeMINNEAPOLIS Back in Elgin, Ill., Jennifer Godinez’s childhood home was a popular gathering spot for the neighborhood kids.January 30, 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. Elnora Daniel will leave the post on June 30, the day her contract is set to expire, but she will continue to collect her $241,025 salary and […]January 30, 2008Leadership & PolicyLawmaker Wants Resignations of Delaware State U Trustees, PresidentDOVER Del. State Rep. Hazel Plant is urging the governor to request the resignation of the entire board of trustees at Delaware State University. Plant also wants the resignation of DSU President Allen Sessoms. Plant’s letter to Gov. Ruth Ann Minner was prompted by a report by Greenwood & Associates, the search firm that […]January 30, 2008Leadership & PolicyDuplicate Degrees at Black, White Colleges Sparks Debate AgainANNAPOLIS Md. A measure to allow Morgan State University to take the Maryland Higher Education Commission to court in a dispute over a duplicative MBA program is stirring debate again, a year after it caused contention in the General Assembly. Opponents say the bill would enable entities in state higher education to sue each other, […]January 30, 2008Community CollegesStudy: Community Colleges Need To Graduate More StudentsAs elite universities debate Congress over how much of their multi-billion-dollar endowments to spend, a new report argues that higher education’s heavy-lifters, community colleges, need both more money and better results.January 30, 2008HomeUW-Madison Cuts Ties With Cap Company, Citing Allegations of DiscriminationMADISON, Wis. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has canceled a licensing contract with New Era Cap Co., citing allegations of discrimination and anti-union activity at one of its factories.January 29, 2008StudentsRacist Displays Persist at Minnesota CollegeST. CLOUD, Minn. Bisharo Iman hoped college in St. Cloud would be different than attending high school. There would be no more taunts of “Go back to your country” aimed at her Somali dress, no more being slammed into lockers.January 28, 2008HomeSearch Firm Struggles to Fill Provost Position at Del. StateDOVER, Del. A search firm is having trouble filling the vacant position of provost at Delaware State University. The (Wilmington) News Journal has obtained a confidential report by the firm, Florida-based Greenwood and Associates. The report says the firm made overtures about the job to more than 200 people, many of whom work at large […]January 27, 2008STEMN. H. University System Employees are State’s Top 62 Salary EarnersDURHAM, N.H. University System of New Hampshire employees accounted for the 62 highest salaries paid to state workers last year, with the president of UNH topping the list. The New Hampshire Sunday News requested the release of state salary figures, which show University of New Hampshire President Mark Huddleston earning $317,000 last year. That’s almost […]January 27, 2008Community CollegesAlabama Community College Former Chancellor’s Plea Turns Focus on State School BoardMONTGOMERY, Ala. As revelations unfolded in the long-running federal investigation into the two-year college system, the state school board appeared to be well removed from what turned out to be a multimillion-dollar bribery case. But now some members of the board that voted to remove former two-year Chancellor Roy Johnson from his post amid corruption […]January 27, 2008Previous PagePage 334 of 569Next Page
