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Getting to Know Melody Rodriguez
When Melody Rodriguez came to the United States from Merida, Venezuela, at the age of 17, she didnât know she would work in higher education.
September 19, 2007
Students
Preparing Students for Workplace Diversity
Virginia Techâs Pamplin College of Business has established a center and undergraduate studies program focusing on business diversity.
September 19, 2007
Students
Ebony Publisher Pledges $2.5 Million to Create Journalism Center at USC
The publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines, Johnson Publishing Co., has pledged $2.5 million to create a new program to support journalism and communication students in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California.
September 19, 2007
Students
Question Regarding Student Drug Use Returns in FAFSA Debate
Opponents say the provision disproportionately affects low-income, minority students.
September 19, 2007
Students
Anchorage Daily News: Sen. Murkowskiâs efforts to change federal education law
The controversial No Child Left Behind Act is due to expire this year, and as Congress works on renewing it, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants to fix one of the lawâs more glaring problems. No Child Left Behind uses an unfair and unhelpful way to judge how well schools educate children.
September 19, 2007
Students
Shooting victim sues Oregon State fraternity
CORVALLIS Ore. A homeless man shot in the leg by an Oregon State University student has filed a lawsuit against the student and his fraternity.
September 19, 2007
Students
MSU announces team to assess universityâs programs for athletes
BOZEMAN Mont. A 16-member team of Montana State University employees, former athletes and community members is scheduled to meet here Thursday night to begin assessment of the schoolâs programs and policies that relate to student-athletes.
September 19, 2007
Students
University of Kansas investigating unauthorized mailing of records
TOPEKA Kan. Records discarded at the University of Kansas were mailed anonymously to three newspapers, prompting a campus investigation Wednesday. It was the second report in two months of such a breach of studentsâ privacy.
September 19, 2007
Students
Are Historically Black Colleges Worth It?
Some scholars suggest that the âunique educational servicesâ once provided by HBCUs to Black students have now disappeared.
September 19, 2007
Students
Evoking Vietnam clash, University of Wisconsin students to protest Halliburton visit
MADISON Wis. The memory of William âCurlyâ Hendershot is alive and well on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
September 18, 2007
Students
Mormon leader congratulates âstone-cold soberâ students at Brigham Young
PROVO Utah It was the ultimate pat on the back for a teetotaling student body: Mormon church leader Gordon B. Hinckley told Brigham Young University students they are âblessedâ to attend the No. 1 stone-cold sober school.
September 18, 2007
Students
Hampton University hosts Jena 6 awareness rally
Hampton, Va. â Several Hampton University student organizations will host a Jena 6 awareness event on Thursday, Sept. 20 at noon in front of the Hampton University Student Center. There will be a moment of silence for the Jena 6, poetry and monologue readings and a petition-singing booth.
September 18, 2007
Students
State launches online high school
LONDONDERRY N.H. Starting in January, New Hampshire will have an online charter school for high school students.
September 18, 2007
Students
Illinois State University compromises, students wonât fail for wearing flip-flops
NORMAL Ill. Flip-flops and jeans will no longer mean a failing grade for marketing students at Illinois State University.
September 18, 2007
Students
North Dakota lawmaker: Be cautious with university presidentsâ homes proposals
FARGO N.D. A proposal to build a new home for the North Dakota State University president might not sit well with the public, even though private money would fund the estimated $900,000 cost, a state lawmaker says.
September 18, 2007
Students
Student seeks charter for Hispanic fraternity at Radford
RADFORD Va. Stung by slurs when he arrived on campus as a freshman, Yanil Escobar is spearheading an effort to have the first Hispanic fraternity chartered at Radford University.
September 17, 2007
Students
University of Mississippi Fraternity Appeals Suspension
JACKSON Miss. A University of Mississippi fraternity asked school officials Tuesday to lift a one-year suspension that was given after a student said he was assaulted and called a racial slur at a party.
September 17, 2007
Students
Racial division still among struggles in Little Rock school district
LITTLE ROCK Much like 1957, 2007 has proven to be a highly divisive year for the Little Rock School District but the developments this year pitted a black-majority school board against the districtâs black superintendent, rather than a battle over integration.
September 17, 2007
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