Associated PressLeadership & PolicyAlcorn State President To Begin Job In JanuaryJACKSON Miss. The new president of Alcorn State University officially will take over the job Jan. 3, months after he originally was scheduled to work. George Ross, 52, was to become the university’s 17th president on May 28, but shortly after movers arrived at his home in Mount Pleasant, Mich., Ross became ill and was […]December 10, 2007HomeDuke University Offers Full Ride For Low-income StudentsDURHAM, N.C. — Duke University on Saturday became the latest elite college to announce a major boost in financial aid. But like even some of its wealthiest peers, it isn’t going so far as to guarantee all its students will graduate debt-free.December 9, 2007HomePenn Students Rebuked Over Virginia Tech Massacre CostumeSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. Photos of two Penn State University students dressed up for Halloween as victims of this spring’s Virginia Tech massacre — wearing Virginia Tech shirts covered in bullet holes and fake blood — led to a rebuke from their university this week.December 9, 2007HomeOregon Panel Explores In-state Tuition For Undocumented Immigrants As Diversity ToolPORTLAND Ore. A panel of students, faculty and administrators is proposing charging in-state tuition for undocumented immigrant students at Oregon’s public universities.December 6, 2007Leadership & PolicyU. of Colorado Settles Sex-Assault SuitDENVER The University of Colorado has agreed to pay two women $2.85 million to settle a lawsuit alleging they were sexually assaulted by football players and recruits, school officials said Wednesday. The allegations had sparked a football recruiting scandal at the school, prompted broad university reforms and led to a shake-up of its top leaders. […]December 5, 2007HomeObama: Expand National Service ProgramsDemocrat Barack Obama on Wednesday advocated a major expansion of the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps and other national service programs, declaring, “This will be a cause of my presidency.” The Illinois senator said the government is not keeping pace with those who want to help. “We will create new opportunities for all of us to serve,” […]December 5, 2007StudentsSchool Bans Students Without Mumps ShotsThe University of Southern Maine began notifying more than 400 students Thursday that they’re being banned from campus for failing to meet the latest vaccination requirements for mumps. Campus officials provided student lists to professors and were trying to reach about 50 on-campus residents to make sure they have another place to go. The 426 […]December 5, 2007HBCUsHistorically Black Oakwood Set to Become University Next YearHUNTSVILLE Ala. Oakwood College will become Oakwood University on Jan. 1, a name change that will make it Alabama’s 18th university. More than 125 delegates attending a constituency meeting at the school approved the name change Sunday. School President Delbert Baker said the change reflects “new horizons” at Oakwood. The historically Black college was founded […]December 5, 2007Community CollegesN.C. Community Colleges President Defends Undocumented Immigrant PolicyRALEIGH, N.C. — The president of the state community college system won’t back down from a new policy that allows Undocumented Immigrants to enroll on all campuses, saying that doing otherwise runs counter to a nearly 50-year-old tradition of open admissions.December 5, 2007Community CollegesCommunity Colleges Part of New Mass. Prison Chief’s Inmate Rehabilitation ApproachMassachusetts can lock the door behind the inmates housed in its prisons, but Harold Clarke says that more than 90 percent of the time the state can’t throw away the key.December 5, 2007Previous PagePage 340 of 569Next Page
