Associated PressStudentsUT at San Antonio Student Group Protests Cancellation of Black Studies CourseSAN ANTONIO — The University of Texas at San Antonio’s cancellation of an upcoming course within the African American Studies Program has prompted the resignation of a professor and drawn criticism from some students.December 3, 2007Home‘Jena Six’ Teen Pleads Guilty to Juvenile BatteryJENA Louisiana A Black teenager whose prosecution in the beating of a White classmate led to one of the largest civil rights protests in years pleaded guilty Monday to a battery charge. Mychal Bell, 17, originally was charged as an adult with attempted murder in the beating of Justin Barker in December 2006. That charge […]December 3, 2007SportsMore Bowl Teams Meet Academic StandardsMore bowl-bound Division I football programs are meeting the NCAA’s minimum acceptable academic standards than last year, according to a study released Monday. The report by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida found that of the 64 teams headed for bowls, 73 percent earned recent Academic Progress […]December 3, 2007StudentsUTSA Student Group Protests Cancellation of Black Studies CourseSAN ANTONIO — The University of Texas at San Antonio’s cancellation of an upcoming course within the African American Studies Program has prompted the resignation of a professor and drawn criticism from some students. The university pulled “African American Political Thought” from the spring semester because of a lack of student interest in the black […]December 3, 2007Community CollegesObama Outlines Plan for Community CollegesDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama outlined a plan last week at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge to give community colleges incentives to grow and tailor their programs to meet the needs of local industries.December 1, 2007Community CollegesWithout Federal Dollars, Oregon Community College Could Collapse in EarthquakeASTORIA, Ore. — Clatsop Community College officials are hoping that federal officials will come through with a grant to help stabilize the crumbling facilities on the campus, which have been rated as 100 percent likely to collapse in a major earthquake.December 1, 2007Faculty & StaffPolice: No Suspects, Leads in Columbia University Noose CaseNEW YORK Nearly two months after someone hung a noose on a Black Columbia University professor’s office door, police say they have no suspects in the apparent hate crime that shook the Ivy League campus.December 1, 2007StudentsSC’s 16 Tech Schools, University of South Carolina Start Program to Ease Student TransfersCOLUMBIA, S.C. Students at the state’s 16 technical colleges will be able to more easily transfer to the University of South Carolina under an agreement approved Thursday. The program will go into effect next fall and could attract up to 500 students in the first year, officials said. “There’s a wonderful Southern saying, ‘Y’all come!’ […]November 29, 2007HealthNumber of Mental Health Patients Banned From Buying Guns Doubles Since Virginia Tech ShootingsWASHINGTON The number of people barred from buying guns because of mental health problems has more than doubled since a deranged student shot to death 32 students on a university campus last April, the Justice Department said Thursday.November 29, 2007StudentsDiversity Debate Shakes Up Quiet Liberal Arts CampusGRANVILLE, Ohio Nooses on a poster advertising a Halloween singing concert set off two weeks of debate and protest at Denison University, a largely White liberal arts campus. The college choir, which had invited students to “come hang with us,” removed the posters, canceled the concert and turned the event into a forum on discrimination. But some students say the ad was the last straw and exposed an ugly side to this expensive university situated in a quaint central Ohio town.November 29, 2007Previous PagePage 341 of 569Next Page
