Associated PressHomeFormer governor testifies on behalf of ousted TSU president Priscilla SladeHOUSTON Former Gov. Mark White testified on behalf of Texas Southern University’s ousted president on Tuesday afternoon during her financial mismanagement trial.October 2, 2007HomeSallie Mae insists on original $25 billion deal as investors cut cash offer by 17 percentWASHINGTON Sallie Mae insisted Tuesday that the investors reducing by 17 percent their cash offer for the nation’s largest student lender honor their original $25 billion deal.October 2, 2007Native AmericansSurvey Finds More Prejudice Toward American IndiansTULSA, Okla. Results of a racism survey at the University of Tulsa showing American Indians more likely to be regarded with prejudice than other minorities by White students surprised researchers.October 1, 2007StudentsTexas A&M Minority Enrollment Drive StallsCOLLEGE STATION, Texas A record number of Black and Hispanic students applied and were accepted to Texas A&M University this fall, but their representation in the freshman class remained even with the previous two years.October 1, 2007HomeWilliam Murphy, law professor who challenged segregation, dead at 87JACKSON, Miss. Constitutional law professor William P. Murphy, who enraged Mississippi segregationists in the 1950s and 1960s by teaching that school integration was the law of the land, died Saturday of prostate cancer. He was 87.October 1, 2007HomeUniversity of Connecticut’s new president being assisted by transition teamThe University of Connecticut’s new president is getting some pointers from a transition team similar to those often used to help new corporate executives.October 1, 2007HomeUniversity of Alaska Southeast to offer bachelor’s degree in artJUNEAU Alaska The University of Alaska Southeast plans to add a bachelor’s degree in art to its curriculum in the spring semester, making it easier for art students to enter graduate programs, university officials said.October 1, 2007HomeDeficits may end state support for the University of CaliforniaSACRAMENTO California will face persistent budget deficits over the next 20 years unless officials take corrective steps that could include ending state support for the University of California and asking voters to raise property taxes to pay for public works projects, Treasurer Bill Lockyer said Monday.October 1, 2007StudentsUniversity of New Mexico freshmen retention rate tops 76 percentALBUQUERQUE A record 76.6 percent of freshmen who began their coursework at the University of New Mexico last summer and fall returned for a second year, school officials said Monday.October 1, 2007StudentsPrivate student loans sow seeds may haunt students, US economy for yearsThe near doubling in the cost of a college degree the past decade has produced an explosion in high-priced student loans that could haunt the U.S. economy for years.October 1, 2007Previous PagePage 386 of 569Next Page
