Associated PressHomeSeveral Arrested at Anti-development Protest at UC, Santa CruzSANTA CRUZ Calif. Several people have been arrested at the University of California, Santa Cruz campus after two anti-growth protests merged at the site of a proposed parking lot.November 7, 2007HomeAmerican Public Education Increases Price for IPO SharesCHARLESTON W.Va. Investor interest in American Public Education’s planned initial public stock offering appears to be rising.November 7, 2007HBCUsUniversity of South Carolina Holds Memorial for Victims of Beach House FireCOLUMBIA S.C. Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday at the University of South Carolina to remember seven college students who were killed last month when a beach house caught fire while they celebrated the end of the season’s warm weather.November 7, 2007Community CollegesVoters Approve $15.5 Million For Maine Community CollegesAUGUSTA, Maine — Maine voters wound up a low-key, off-year election by easily approving a conservation borrowing package as two other bonds addressing economic development and educational facilities drew the backing of slim majorities.November 7, 2007Community CollegesMontana Community College Enrollment Up, Bucking Overall Higher Ed TrendHELENA, Mont. — The number of students attending state colleges dropped a little this year — a trend expected to continue over the next decade.November 7, 2007StudentsUniversity of Idaho Revamps Marketing Slogan to Help Boost EnrollmentMOSCOW Idaho The University of Idaho is trying out a third slogan in less than two years in hopes of stemming slumping enrollment.November 7, 2007HomeReport: California Dropouts Spike in First Year of Exit Exam for High School GraduationSACRAMENTO Calif. The number of California high school dropouts spiked in 2006, the first year seniors were required to pass an exit exam to graduate, according to a report presented Wednesday to the state Board of Education.November 7, 2007African-AmericanHouse Panel Told Ways to Commemorate Use of Slave Labor to Build CapitolWASHINGTON Tours, exhibits and commemorative plaques in the Capitol should recognize the contributions of slaves in constructing Congress’ home, experts told a House committee Wednesday.November 7, 2007StudentsIn Brief: Final Suspect in Slayings of Delaware State Students Pleads Not GuiltyA Nicaraguan national considered a principal suspect in the execution-style slayings of three Delaware State University students in Newark over the summer pleaded not guilty Wednesday; nearly half of Texas’ college freshmen have to take remedial classes; the last of six Black teens to be arraigned in the beating of a White high school student pleaded not guilty to reduced charges.November 7, 2007HomeRecruiting at Rural Minnesota Colleges Reaches as Far Away as AlaskaMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. The Morris campus of the University of Minnesota sits on the prairie about 150 miles west of Minneapolis, 45 miles from the nearest Target Store, and far off the radar of many high school students shopping for colleges.November 6, 2007Previous PagePage 357 of 569Next Page
