Associated PressHomeMan accused of assaulting East Indian students at UNMALBUQUERQUE A man has been arraigned on three counts of battery in attacks on two East Indian students near the University of New Mexico.September 16, 2007StudentsUH-Hilo offering financial aid to older studentsHILO Hawaii Imagine going back to college in your late 20s or even your 30s or 40s to finish an undergraduate degree. There would be homework, tests and rubbing shoulders with much younger students.September 16, 2007HomeNorth Dakota higher education board committee looking at contracts of college and university presidentsBISMARCK N.D. North Dakota’s state Board of Higher Education is taking a look at the contracts of college and university presidents, with changes proposed in termination policies and foundation contributions.September 16, 2007HBCUsHerbal traditions gain academic interest at Appalachian collegeFROSTBURG Md. Frostburg State University instructor Sunshine Brosi leads a half-dozen earnest undergraduates 20 yards through the underbrush of a shady forest. Stooping near some black cherry trees, she plucks a pear-shaped yellow berry as long as her thumb from a shin-high plant with large, graceful leaves.September 16, 2007LatinxPurdue Latinos celebrate Cordova presidencyWEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Sophomore Elizabeth Gutierrez sometimes felt out of place at Purdue University. That was before she became active in its Latino Cultural Center and the school hired its first Hispanic president, France Cordova.September 16, 2007Faculty & StaffGOP politician sent email asking how to stop naming of UC Irvine law school deanIRVINE Calif. A conservative Los Angeles County politician asked about two dozen people in an e-mail last month how to prevent the University of California, Irvine from hiring renowned liberal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky as its founding law school dean, a spokesman for the politician said Friday.September 16, 2007Faculty & StaffUND surpasses goal for research moneyGRAND FORKS N.D. University of North Dakota researchers received more than $100 million in grants, contracts and other funding in fiscal 2007, surpassing the school’s goal.September 16, 2007StudentsCollege curriculums catering to student-run businessesINDIANAPOLIS Like many Americans, Aaron Lifford and Jessica Keckhaver dreamed of running their own business.September 16, 2007StudentsMarket’s tuition program nourishes workers’ mindsLEVITTOWN Pa. Redner’s Markets Inc. is using a new tuition reimbursement program to encourage employees at its local warehouse markets to go to school.September 16, 2007Leadership & PolicyWKU president Ransdell unveils sweeping changesBOWLING GREEN Ky. Western Kentucky University president Gary Ransdell unveiled a wide-ranging plan on Friday designed to help one of the state’s largest schools shed its “regional” label.September 16, 2007Previous PagePage 416 of 569Next Page
