Associated PressHomeAuditor: FAMU still struggling with financesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. More than a year after a state auditor found multiple problems with Florida A&M University’s 2004-2005 finances, the school still has problems.March 18, 2007Native AmericansAmerican Indians in Oklahoma say English-only Policy Diminishes Their Tribal LanguagesOKLAHOMA CITY Legislation to make English the official language of the state of Oklahoma has run into opposition from American Indians, who say their native tongues are dying fast enough without any help from lawmakers.March 18, 2007StudentsHamilton College To End Merit Scholarships In Favor of Need-Based AidCLINTON, New York Hamilton College said Thursday it will stop offering merit scholarships to incoming students in 2008 and use the money instead to provide more need-based assistance to low-and middle-income families.March 15, 2007SportsStudy: Just 10 Percent of Ohio State Basketball Players Received DegreesJust 10 percent of The Ohio State University’s men’s basketball players received degrees at the school, according to a study that examined the freshman classes entering from 1996-1999.March 13, 2007SportsIllinois Retires American Indian MascotURBANA Ill. The University of Illinois swept aside the last vestiges of Chief Illiniwek on Tuesday, voting to retire the mascot’s name, regalia and image.March 13, 2007StudentsUniversity Drops Sorority Accused of Image DiscriminationGREENCASTLE, Ind. — DePauw University announced Monday it has severed ties with the Delta Zeta sorority, where a mass eviction of members left people questioning whether looks and appearance were valued more than academics and other contributions.March 11, 2007Leadership & PolicyHoward University President Under FireWASHINGTON A faculty leader at Howard University is calling for the ouster of President H. Patrick Swygert, accusing him of putting one of the most prestigious historically Black schools in financial jeopardy.March 11, 2007StudentsYoung Mothers Find Sisterhood in Missouri College SororityST. LOUIS Magic Markers, bubble wands and jungle-animal stickers aren’t often found in the average college student’s backpack. But for the women of Mu Tau Rho, a new sorority for student-mothers at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, those toys are every bit as vital as laptop computers and e-mail accounts.March 8, 2007Faculty & StaffCalifornia State University Faculty Takes Strike VoteBERKELEY Frustrated by stalled negotiations, faculty of the nation’s largest four-year public university system began casting their first strike authorization vote Monday.March 5, 2007StudentsHampton Journalism Program To Get Full Re-accreditationRICHMOND, Va. A national body will re-accredit Hampton University’s journalism school a year after threatening to downgrade its credentials for failure to meet standards, school officials have said.March 5, 2007Previous PagePage 493 of 569Next Page
