Associated PressHomeStudents Seek Tuition Freeze in 2008PHOENIX Students plan to press Arizona leaders to put the brakes on tuition hikes in 2008.November 6, 2007HomeHarvard Professor Is Bush’s Pick As Vatican AmbassadorWASHINGTON President Bush plans to nominate Harvard University law professor Mary Ann Glendon to be his new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.November 6, 2007HomeMany Texas Grads Not Ready For College, Panel SaysAUSTIN Texas high school graduates enter college far less ready for the harder course load than other students, according to new research that shows nearly half of the state’s college freshmen take remedial classes.November 6, 2007HomeNation’s First Statewide Voucher Program Defeated at Utah PollsSALT LAKE CITY Utah voters on Tuesday killed the nation’s first statewide school voucher program that promised tax dollars for private tuition, no matter how much a family earned or whether kids were in bad schools.November 6, 2007Faculty & StaffGrassley Probes Three Oral Roberts RegentsTULSA Okla. An Iowa senator is investigating possible financial wrongdoing by six televangelists, including three who sit on the board of regents for Oral Roberts University.November 6, 2007HomeCSU audit finds problems, recommends policy changesThe state audit examining executive compensation within the California State University recommended six steps for trustees:November 6, 2007HomeFrench Students Angry Over Reforms Disrupt ClassesPARIS French university students angry over a law making their schools more market-friendly have shut down classes at several campuses across France and are mobilizing to join nationwide protests later this month over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s reforms.November 6, 2007HBCUsUC Discussing Fine in Security Breach CaseLOS ALAMOS N.M. The University of California is protesting a $3 million fine over a security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory in which classified documents were found in a drug raid at a trailer.November 6, 2007HomeEthiopian Theology Students Hunger Strike Over Politics, Beyonce’s Visit With Church PatriarchADDIS ABABA Ethiopia Students at Ethiopia’s top religious college are protesting the close ties between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the government, alleged restrictions on their speech and Beyonce’s recent meeting with their patriarch.November 6, 2007Leadership & PolicyUniversities a Big Part of Urban RenewalDETROIT When people around here talk about “Midtown,” the discussion generally concerns new condos, small businesses and lifestyle. Not long ago, the neighborhood separating Wayne State University’s campus from downtown mostly contained ramshackle buildings and rat-infested alleys and was notorious for its drug houses and prostitutes.November 5, 2007Previous PagePage 359 of 569Next Page
