Associated PressHomeStudent loan group spent $680,000 lobbying federal government in first half of 2007WASHINGTON Citizens Financial Group, a division of the Royal Bank of Scotland PLC with banking branches in 13 U.S. states, spent $680,000 to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007, according to a disclosure form.September 16, 2007Community CollegesMaricopa County colleges won’t arm police now despite new lawMESA Ariz. Police who patrol Maricopa County Community College District campuses won’t be armed until at least next year despite a new state law requiring them to carry guns that takes effect next week.September 16, 2007Community CollegesAging population likely to mean need for more nursesASHEVILLE N.C. It was Cynthia Busche’s first day as a nurse in the Mission Hospitals emergency department, but she is no stranger to the nursing world.September 16, 2007InternationalSudanese MSU student sets up project to educate country’s womenMURRAY Ky. Gabriel Akech Kwai was 7 years old when his father was murdered in Northern Sudan. His home country was then divided during a civil war that eventually forced him to travel with the 33,000 other Lost Boys of Sudan to Ethiopia and later to a Kenyan refugee camp.September 16, 2007LatinxAuthor of state immigration law says it appears to be workingTULSA Okla. Reports that Hispanic children are leaving Tulsa Public Schools indicates that Oklahoma’s tough new immigration law is working, according to the law’s authors.September 16, 2007StudentsCartoon in Connecticut student-run newspaper draws protests from Hispanics and other groupsHARTFORD Conn. The student-run newspaper at Central Connecticut State University is under fire for publishing a cartoon this week that critics call racist and sexist.September 16, 2007HomeIdaho State University hopes to boost enrollment with new hirePOCATELLO Idaho Idaho State University has hired a new administrator to increase enrollment at the eastern Idaho campus.September 16, 2007Leadership & PolicySIU names faculty members to review plagiarism claims against PoshardCARBONDALE Ill. Seven senior Southern Illinois University faculty members will investigate allegations of plagiarism against the system’s president, the school’s chancellor announced Friday.September 16, 2007Leadership & PolicyArizona universities, colleges looking to expand online classesTUCSON Ariz. The digital era is helping remove the need for college students to show up on campus.September 16, 2007HomeState universities and colleges hand out record-number degreesLOUISVILLE Ky. Public universities and colleges reached a record recently, handing out more than 43,900 degrees and credentials during the last academic year, state officials said.September 16, 2007Previous PagePage 417 of 569Next Page