Associated PressHomeNew Smithsonian Black History Museum Appears OnlineWASHINGTON The Smithsonian Institution’s museum dedicated to Black history and culture launches this week with an interactive Web site long before its building opens for visitors on the National Mall.September 26, 2007Community CollegesFormer Diablo Valley College Student Facing Jail Time Over Grade-Changing SchemeMARTINEZ, Calif. A former Diablo Valley College student is facing a year in jail after pleading guilty to his role in a grade-changing scheme at the school.September 25, 2007Community CollegesWisconsin Higher Ed Officials Find No Financial Aid Wrongdoing Among EmployeesMADISON, Wis. Higher education leaders in Wisconsin say none of their employees broke state ethics laws in maintaining cozy relationships with private lenders.September 25, 2007SportsSouthern Utah hires assistant basketball coachCEDAR CITY Utah Southern Utah University has hired a New Mexico Junior College assistant coach to join its men’s basketball coaching staff.September 24, 2007HomeNew philosophy school ERP software: Try it first, fix it laterWhen Jay Reinke’s July 31 paycheck wasn’t automatically deposited into his bank account, the 42-year-old painter at Arizona State University, went to the school’s human-resources office. A paper check was waiting for him. For $0.00.September 24, 2007Leadership & PolicyOfficials at North Carolina A&T, NCCU mull future of series after brawlGREENSBORO N.C. Officials at North Carolina A&T and North Carolina Central are considering the future of their football series after the latest meeting ended in a post-game brawl that police broke up with pepper spray.September 24, 2007HomeLos Alamos chemist named MacArthur recipientLos Alamos National Laboratory chemist My Hang Huynh was chosen Tuesday as one of two dozen 2007 winners of what are popularly known as “genius grants” from the MacArthur Foundation.September 24, 2007SportsNCAA Woman of the Year finalists include University of Arizona swimmerINDIANAPOLIS Tennessee distance runner Felicia Guliford and Arizona swimmer Whitney Myers were among nine finalists selected Tuesday for the NCAA’s annual Woman of the Year award.September 24, 2007HomeRhode Island College to pay $5,000 in dispute over free speechPROVIDENCE R.I. A public college will pay $5,000 to a women’s group that filed suit claiming its free speech rights were violated when campus police removed signs that read “Keep your rosaries off our ovaries.”September 24, 2007Leadership & PolicyGay College President Has Few PeersWhen Ralph Hexter assumed the presidency of Hampshire College in western Massachusetts in 2005, his partner of 25 years, Manfred Kollmeir, was officially welcomed with all the trappings of a presidential spouse. Over Labor Day weekend, the couple made it official, exchanging vows in a private ceremony (Massachusetts is the only state allowing gay marriage) and breaking the news last week to the campus community.September 24, 2007Previous PagePage 389 of 569Next Page