Associated PressHomeSallie Mae expects $25 billion buyout to close; report says investors want lower priceWASHINGTON SLM Corp., commonly known as Sallie Mae, on Thursday said it expects the investors seeking to buy it for $25 billion to honor their commitments.September 20, 2007Leadership & PolicySeries of tuition hikes continues for Alaska’s university systemANCHORAGE Alaska Tuition at University of Alaska campuses will continue rising for at least the next two school years, according to a unanimous board of regents decision Wednesday.September 20, 2007HomeUT plans to replace 30-year-old plane with $5.2M turbopropKNOXVILLE Tenn. The University of Tennessee plans to sell its nearly 30-year-old plane and replace it with a new $5.2 million plane.September 20, 2007HomeMissouri says it is exceeding school spending requirementJEFFERSON CITY Mo. State attorneys asserted Thursday that Missouri is far exceeding a constitutional requirement for public school spending as a judge sought to wrap up the lone lingering aspect of a so-far unsuccessful lawsuit by schools.September 20, 2007Native AmericansMassachusetts students ordered to pay up or face lawsuits for music piracyBOSTON The Recording Industry Association of America wants 83 students and staff at several Massachusetts universities to pay $3,000 each or face lawsuits for allegedly downloading music illegally using school computers.September 20, 2007STEMHead of technology school resigns after critical auditSALT LAKE CITY The president of the Utah College of Applied Technology has resigned, a month after a critical state audit, the state System of Higher Education said Thursday.September 20, 2007StudentsUniversity of Mississippi’s frat’s year suspension upheldOXFORD Miss. A University of Mississippi official says a year suspension given to a fraternity after a black student said he was called a racial slur at a party has been upheld.September 20, 2007Leadership & PolicyWest Virginia Higher Education Commission OKs raises for college presidents; WVSU President Hazo Carter to receive 3.5 percent pay raise.CHARLESTON W.Va. The Higher Education Policy Commission has approved pay raises for the presidents of six public universities and colleges, along with two contract extensions.September 20, 2007HomeFSU nursing program on warning status after rules violationsFAYETTEVILLE N.C. State officials have placed Fayetteville State University’s nursing program on warning status because of multiple violations of state rules.September 20, 2007StudentsStudents Shot at Delaware StateDOVER, Del. Two students were shot and wounded, one seriously, at Delaware State University early Friday, and the campus was locked down as police searched for a gunman, officials said.September 20, 2007Previous PagePage 403 of 569Next Page