Associated PressNative AmericansTribal Colleges Beckon MembersFlexing sovereignty and economic clout spurred in some cases by Indian gambling, tribal colleges are growing around the country. Nationally, there were no tribal colleges before 1968. Today, there are more than three dozen in the U.S. and one in Canada. Oklahoma, which didn’t have a tribal college until 2002, now has four seeking accreditation and financing.June 18, 2006StudentsSouth Africans Mark Student Uprising That Galvanized Anti-apartheid MovementSouth African President Thabo Mbeki led hundreds of South Africans on a march Friday honoring the sacrifice of children whose bloody uprising 30 years ago reshaped the struggle to end apartheid.June 18, 2006HomeDefense Questions Prosecutor’s Comments About Exam in Duke CaseAttorneys for a player charged in the Duke University lacrosse rape case asked late last week for any notes or other material related to the accuser’s medical exam that have not been turned over by the prosecution.June 17, 2006HomeStudy: Newsweeklies Run Few Stories on Hispanics, Journalists Group ReportsA study commissioned by a Hispanic journalists’ association has found that the three dominant newsweekly magazines ran very few stories about Hispanics last year despite the growing economic and political importance of the Latino population.June 15, 2006HomeUniversity Panel Recommends Firing Colorado ProfessorA University of Colorado committee has recommended firing a professor who called some of the World Trade Center victims “little Eichmanns,” citing repeated research misconduct.June 13, 2006WomenMore Single-sex Public Schools Likely Under Expected Rule ChangeIn Travis Brown’s sixth-grade class, they’re making robots — more than a dozen boys standing around work stations, chatting among themselves as they chop cardboard with scissors or glance at comic books for inspiration.June 12, 2006Faculty & StaffColleges Compete With K-12 Schools for InstructorsRecent pay raises for K-12 teachers in Wyoming are making it tough for the state’s community colleges to attract new faculty, officials say. A legislative committee has agreed to look into the issue of college funding.June 12, 2006Community CollegesKnoxville Firm to Convert Black College Into CondosA real estate company has bought the Morristown College campus at auction and plans to convert the site into condominiums and retail space.June 11, 2006SportsNCAA Bans 15 High SchoolsThe NCAA will no longer accept transcripts from 15 nontraditional high schools, including one in Florida with a Web site that promises students an opportunity to earn a diploma in weeks.June 7, 2006StudentsBoosting Black Enrollment Aim of Florida’s First-Generation GrantsFlorida students whose parents do not have four-year college degrees could get need-based financial aid under a $6.5 million scholarship program recently signed into law. Although students of any race can apply, lawmakers hope it will increase minority enrollment at Florida universities.June 6, 2006Previous PagePage 512 of 569Next Page