Associated PressStudentsPennsylvania Student Loan Agency Planning Cuts to Some Aid ProgramsHARRISBURG Pa. The state-run student loan agency is planning to cut spending on certain programs by a projected 58 percent.October 21, 2007Community CollegesLawmaker Proposes Free Tuition at Oklahoma’s Two-year CollegesOKLAHOMA CITY A state lawmaker said Friday he wants to provide free tuition to students at Oklahoma’s community colleges and career techs to help increase the number of college graduates in Oklahoma.October 21, 2007Community CollegesLawmaker Proposes Free Tuition at Oklahoma’s Two-year CollegesOKLAHOMA CITY A state lawmaker said Friday he wants to provide free tuition to students at Oklahoma’s community colleges and career techs to help increase the number of college graduates in Oklahoma.October 21, 2007HomeUniversity of Missouri Honors Its First Black ProfessorCOLUMBIA Mo. Arvarh Strickland came to the University of Missouri nearly four decades ago to teach history.October 21, 2007HomeFailed Party Promotion Underscores Color Divide Between US Black WomenDETROIT Yasmine Toney describes herself as a “dark-skinned sista.” So when she heard about a recent club promotion in Detroit, allowing all-night free admission to Black women with fair or light skin, she was incensed.October 21, 2007HomeAnti-affirmative Action Activist Ward Connerly Comes to MissouriCOLUMBIA Mo. Having conquered California a decade ago and Michigan last year, affirmative action critic Ward Connerly now has his sights set on the Show-Me State.October 21, 2007Leadership & PolicySouthern Illinois University Edwardsville Faculty Senate Calls for President’s ResignationEDWARDSVILLE Ill. The faculty senate at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville passed a resolution Thursday asking for the system’s embattled president to resign over plagiarism claims.October 21, 2007Faculty & StaffNorth Dakota Board of Higher Education Approves Salary PlanFARGO N.D. The state Board of Higher Education has approved higher salary ranges for the state university system chancellor and college presidents. The board’s faculty adviser says the focus should now shift to teacher salaries.October 21, 2007Leadership & PolicyBill Would Broaden Community College Commission’s PowersCHEYENNE Wyo. A proposal to restore the Wyoming Community College Commission’s ability to scuttle education programs a power held solely by colleges’ boards of trustees for the past seven years promises to stir up debate when a legislative committee meets next week.October 21, 2007Leadership & PolicyBill Would Broaden Community College Commission’s PowersCHEYENNE Wyo. A proposal to restore the Wyoming Community College Commission’s ability to scuttle education programs a power held solely by colleges’ boards of trustees for the past seven years promises to stir up debate when a legislative committee meets next week.October 21, 2007Previous PagePage 376 of 569Next Page