Associated PressFaculty & StaffCuban-born Woman in Line to Head Texas A&MCOLLEGE STATION, Texas — A Cuban-born woman is the only finalist recommended to the Board of Regents for the presidency of the formerly all-male Texas A&M University.December 12, 2007StudentsOregon board urges in-state tuition rate for undocumented immigrantsUndocumented immigrant students would be able to pay in-state tuition rates at Oregon’s public universities, under a proposal from a panel of students, faculty and administrators.December 12, 2007StudentsTaking the Heat for Endorsing ClintonCarole Simpson, a former ABC news anchor who is now a journalism professor at Emerson College, is on the hot seat after endorsing Hillary Clinton for president at a New Hampshire political rally.December 12, 2007Asian American Pacific IslanderTo Remove or Not to RemoveA topic buzzing around the campus of Oklahoma State University — should OSU remove from a building the name William H. Murray, the governor from 1931 to 1935 who wrote large portions of the Oklahoma Constitution and was reportedly a well-known bigot?December 12, 2007Leadership & PolicyFinancially Troubled LeMoyne-Owen College Has Accreditation ReaffirmedMEMPHIS, Tenn. Financially strapped LeMoyne-Owen College has had its accreditation reaffirmed and officials believe the decision will improve the school’s enrollment. School officials got the news Monday night, a day before the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools met in New Orleans for its annual meeting. “We worked so hard on this the last year […]December 11, 2007Native AmericansMayville State, Tribal College Considering AgreementMAYVILLE, N.D. Officials at Mayville State University and Cankdeska Cikana tribal college on the Spirit Lake Sioux reservation are considering a range of possible cooperative agreements. They include delivering four-year degree courses to Spirit Lake graduates on the tribal campus, through the Internet, interactive video and visiting professors, said Keith Stenehjem, Mayville’s vice president for […]December 11, 2007Leadership & PolicyFlorida A&M to Remain on Probation for Another 6 MonthsTALLAHASSEE Fla. Florida A&M University will remain on probation for at least another six months because of its financial troubles, the school’s president said Tuesday. An accrediting organization meeting was continuing Tuesday in New Orleans, but university President James Ammons told the Tallahassee Democrat that the Atlanta-based Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has decided […]December 11, 2007Leadership & PolicyS.C. State Decides Not To Renew President’s ContractThe South Carolina State University Board of Trustees has decided not to renew the contract of president Andrew Hugine. The board met by telephone Tuesday and decided to let Hugine go based on his most recent performance review and an academic review of the university done in May. Hugine became president of South Carolina State […]December 11, 2007Leadership & PolicyBlack Students at Northern Illinois Say They Feel UnsafeDEKALB Ill. Black students attending Northern Illinois University say they feel unsafe after racial slurs and references to shootings earlier this year at Virginia Tech were found scrawled on a bathroom wall. The university, which was closed Monday as a security precaution, is scheduled to reopen Tuesday. “University police are satisfied that the anonymous message […]December 10, 2007SportsFormer UCLA Coach Dorrell Spotted On Duke CampusDURHAM N.C. Former UCLA coach Karl Dorrell was spotted on the Duke campus Monday, while the Blue Devils’ search for a coach dragged into its third week. Dorrell, who was fired last week after the Bruins finished 6-6 this season, was seen in the passenger seat of a convertible near Cameron Indoor Stadium. Don Yee, […]December 10, 2007Previous PagePage 339 of 569Next Page
