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D.A. Under Fire for Hazing Case

TRENTON, N.J. After a Rider University freshman died following a drinking binge at an on-campus fraternity, prosecutors took the unusual step of indicting two university officials.

September 17, 2007

UM official says student died after falling from tree at frat house

JACKSON Miss. A University of Mississippi freshman died Saturday after climbing a tree to retrieve a football at 3:45 a.m. and falling on his head, officials said.

September 16, 2007

D.A. Under Fire for Hazing Case

TRENTON N.J. After a Rider University freshman died following a drinking binge at an on-campus fraternity, prosecutors made the unusual step of indicting two university officials.

September 16, 2007

UH-Hilo offering financial aid to older students

HILO Hawaii Imagine going back to college in your late 20s or even your 30s or 40s to finish an undergraduate degree. There would be homework, tests and rubbing shoulders with much younger students.

September 16, 2007

College curriculums catering to student-run businesses

INDIANAPOLIS Like many Americans, Aaron Lifford and Jessica Keckhaver dreamed of running their own business.

September 16, 2007

Market’s tuition program nourishes workers’ minds

LEVITTOWN Pa. Redner’s Markets Inc. is using a new tuition reimbursement program to encourage employees at its local warehouse markets to go to school.

September 16, 2007

Cartoon in Connecticut student-run newspaper draws protests from Hispanics and other groups

HARTFORD 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, 2007

Princeton seeks more students, more diversity

PRINCETON N.J. With a $136 million complex of Collegiate Gothic-style stone buildings that feature huge, mahogany-trimmed dorm rooms, an art gallery and a 65-seat theater, Princeton University is preparing for its biggest increase in undergraduate enrollment since it started admitting women.

September 16, 2007

Kentucky universities release preliminary black enrollment numbers

LOUISVILLE Ky. Before settling on the University of Kentucky, Alexandra “Nikki” Fenwick considered the University of Louisville and Murray State University.

September 16, 2007

Fall 2007 OSU system shows increases in Hispanic, Native American enrollment, but overall system enrollment declines

STILLWATER Okla. Lower high school graduation rates, increased admission standards and stiff competition from neighboring universities caused a slight decline in enrollment across Oklahoma State University’s five campuses.

September 16, 2007

Ole Miss Suspends Fraternity After Black Student Alleges Harassment and Assault

JACKSON, Miss. A University of Mississippi fraternity has been suspended for a year after a Black student said he was the victim of a racial slur and a physical assault at a fraternity party.

September 16, 2007

Navajo Leaders Struggle To Understand University of Arizona Tragedy

The two Navajo girls, scholarship winners studying at the University of Arizona in Tucson, were the kind of young people Navajo elders hope and pray will carry on for them. Now, one is dead; The other is charged with her murder; And a community struggles to understand.

September 13, 2007

Controversy Erupts at N.Y. College Over Tenure for Palestinian Professor

Another controversy involving Mideast politics has erupted on the Columbia University campus, and this time it is over whether to grant tenure to an anthropology professor of Palestinian descent.

September 11, 2007

Morehouse President to Freshmen: ‘Look the part. Act the part. Talk the talk and walk the walk’

When 20-year-old Marcus Traylor stepped onto campus last month on the first day of the fall semester, he was struck by something he had never seen before on the Morehouse College campus: a group of 100 or more freshmen walking to class wearing stylishly new maroon sports jackets, complete with Morehouse insignia.

September 11, 2007

ASU Providing Private Scholarships to Undocumented Immigrants

PHOENIX Arizona State University has helped as many as 200 illegal immigrants obtain private scholarships this semester to help pay for higher out-of-state tuition that voters approved in a state referendum, university President Michael Crow said.

September 9, 2007

Bowie State Student Found Alive After Being Trapped In Wreck For A Week

WASHINGTON James McCormick drove by a ravine near his Laurel, Md., home many times in the week since his 18-year-old son disappeared, oblivious to the fact that his son lay trapped below.

September 9, 2007

Just the Stats: Capitalizing Higher Education in the Global Market

Although U.S. graduate schools admitted eight percent more international students this fall, that growth rate is considerably lower than 2006’s 12 percent increase, according to a new report from the Council of Graduates Schools.

September 6, 2007

“Jena Six” Picking Up Student Support

A year ago, Mychal Bell was known in Jena, La., simply as a 16-year-old sophomore at Jena High School and a winning starter on its football team. Today, known as one of the young men called the Jena Six, he stands convicted of aggravated second-degree battery and faces up to 22 years in prison. A rally is scheduled in Jena on Sept. 20 in conjunction with universities and individuals who wish to support the six.

September 5, 2007