Associated PressFaculty & StaffTutu Will Visit St. Thomas If Professor Is ReinstatedST. PAUL Minn. Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu has notified the University of St. Thomas that he’ll accept an invitation to speak on campus next spring, but only if the university reinstates Cris Toffolo as director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program.October 22, 2007InternationalBethany College Names New PresidentBETHANY W.Va. Bethany College has named Scott D. Miller as its 19th president.October 22, 2007HomeBack Home in Virginia, Former Norfolk State Professor to Return to EthiopiaVIRGINIA BEACH Va. Freed from a prison in Ethiopia, Yacob Hailemariam is home in Virginia but said he will risk arrest again in his homeland to promote democratic rule.October 22, 2007HomeVirginia Tech Campaign Aims to Raise $1 BillionBLACKSBURG, Va. Virginia Tech has set a $1 billion goal for its third fundraising campaign, and is already more than halfway there.October 21, 2007HomeHattiesburg Artist Keeps Tuskegee Airmen’s Legacy AliveHATTIESBURG, Miss. The history of the Tuskegee Airmen will forever have a place in the halls of some the nation’s most prestigious military museums, thanks to a McComb, Miss., native who now calls Hattiesburg home.October 21, 2007HomeQuestions Raised About “Centers of Excellence” GrantsBISMARCK, N.D. A panel endorsed six “centers of excellence” stipends to four North Dakota colleges despite questions about whether some of the $10 million in grants should be allocated by the Legislature itself.October 21, 2007HomeNY Court: Egyptian Student Can Sue FBI Agent Over 9/11 DetentionNEW YORK An Egyptian student detained after a pilot’s aviation radio was found in his hotel room following the Sept. 11 attacks should be allowed to sue an FBI agent over his imprisonment, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.October 21, 2007Community CollegesCollege Tuition Up Again This Year, While Student Borrowing Rises to Keep UpAverage tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose 6.6 percent this year, again outstripping increases in financial aid and pushing students into more borrowing. Community colleges once again did the best job keeping the lid on prices.October 21, 2007HomeEnergy-conscious Crowds Line Up for Solar Home Competition on National MallWASHINGTON Solar power, still a tiny fraction of the energy used today, may be heading closer to the mainstream if a display on the National Mall over the past week is any indication.October 21, 2007HomeSome Oral Roberts University Alumni Want Christian Mediation Instead of LawsuitTULSA Okla. Some Oral Roberts University alumni have said they wished a dispute between university officials and several former professors could have been resolved without a lawsuit, but the plaintiffs’ attorney said he unsuccessfully tried to handling the issue privately before going to court.October 21, 2007Previous PagePage 374 of 569Next Page