Associated PressStudentsJudge turns down contempt request for school leaders in race caseLOUISVILLE Ky. A lawyer’s request that Jefferson County school officials be held in contempt and put in jail was turned down Friday, before school district lawyers even responded to the request.July 27, 2007HomeGoucher College dropping SATs as requirement for admissionsTOWSON Md. Goucher College has dropped the requirement that applicants submit SAT scores, the second four-year institution in Maryland to do so.July 27, 2007SportsSome university massacre survivors have a ‘long way to go,’ governor says after meetingRICHMOND Virginia Some students injured in the Virginia Tech shootings have made significant progress, while others have a long road to recovery ahead of them, the governor said Saturday.July 27, 2007LatinxNW Ark. college offers program for Spanish-speaking studentsBENTONVILLE Ark. Making the jump from high school to college can be difficult enough, let alone taking classes in a language other than your native tongue.July 27, 2007HealthHarding graduates first class of high-demand physician assistantsSEARCY Ark. Harding University graduated its first class of physician assistants Saturday, one of the fastest growing professions in the nation.July 27, 2007StudentsAfrican Students Trace U.S. Civil RightsLITTLE ROCK Ark. Just a day into a tour of civil rights landmarks in the South, Nadia Samie says she already sees parallels between the Jim Crow era and the apartheid period in her country, South Africa.July 27, 2007HomeUT professor gets daily view of Austin changingAUSTIN It’s a 3 1/2-mile walk between Gene Burd’s apartment near Barton Springs Road and his office on the University of Texas campus, a walk that he makes twice a day. He’s easy to spot on downtown streets, namely because Burd hoofs his daily commute at a brisk pace that belies his 76 years.July 27, 2007StudentsReport: CUNY to raise admissions standards for senior collegesNEW YORK The City University of New York is going to make it tougher for students to get into its senior colleges.July 27, 2007HealthMore students are entering health care fields of studySIOUX FALLS S.D. More than 6,000 people are enrolled in health-related programs at South Dakota’s public universities and technical schools, but those in the know say that’s still not enough.July 27, 2007HomeBlack Idaho residents not surprised by racial threatsBOISE Idaho Black residents in Idaho say they are not surprised that the person who is perhaps the state’s most prominent and recognizable black man received racial threats leading up to his wedding with a white woman.July 27, 2007Previous PagePage 441 of 569Next Page
