Associated PressLeadership & PolicyHopkins Brody Among Highest Paid College PresidentsBALTIMORE A survey of compensation for college presidents shows Johns Hopkins president Dr. William Brody is among the highest paid presidents in the nation.November 11, 2007StudentsUniversity of Central Arkansas, Arkansas Tech Exceed Mandated Scholarship CapsLITTLE ROCK Too many students got too much money from two Arkansas universities that exceeded the state-set amount that could be spent on scholarships, but there’s no penalty for doing so.November 11, 2007Faculty & StaffACT Inc. Board, CEO Paid Higher Than Most NonprofitsDES MOINES, Iowa The Iowa City-based nonprofit organization that develops ACT college entrance tests pays its board and its top executive more than almost all other nonprofit organizations in the United States.November 11, 2007HBCUs$150,000 Bronze Statue Donated to CollegeALVA, Okla. For almost a century, the image of the determined cowboy atop a bucking bronco has been the mascot for Northwestern Oklahoma State University.November 11, 2007HomeJournals and Work By Linus Pauling Kept at Oregon StateCORVALLIS, Ore. Although he died in 1994, Linus Pauling still has an office at Oregon State University.November 11, 2007HomeWharton Dean Seeks to Raise School’s Profile as ‘Force for Good’PHILADELPHIA The new dean of the Wharton School, Thomas Robertson, is the antithesis of one of the business school’s most famous graduates, Donald Trump.November 11, 2007HomeHigh School Students Could Take Twice as Many Exams to GraduateATLANTA State board of education members are considering a proposal that would require teens to pass at least nine exams before they earn their high school diploma nearly twice as many tests as they take now.November 11, 2007Leadership & PolicyWest Liberty State College to Provide Laptops to Incoming FreshmenHEELING, W.Va. Incoming freshmen at West Liberty State College will be provided laptop computers free of charge starting next fall.November 11, 2007HomeUniversity of South Carolina Wants to Create One Set of Standards for New BuildingsCOLUMBIA, S.C. The University of South Carolina wants to create one set of standards to govern all new construction so buildings will have a similar look and feel to them.November 11, 2007HomeAppeals Court Won’t Reconsider Order Reviving University of Colorado LawsuitDENVER A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider its decision reviving a lawsuit by two women who claim they were raped by University of Colorado football players and recruits at an off-campus party.November 11, 2007Previous PagePage 353 of 569Next Page
