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Delaware State students point to tension among rival groups before shooting wounded 2

DOVER Delaware Tension between rival groups of friends from New Jersey and Washington, D.C., preceded the late-night shooting at Delaware State University that wounded two people, students said.

September 22, 2007

University of Mississippi’s frat’s year suspension upheld

OXFORD Miss. A University of Mississippi official says a year suspension given to a fraternity after a black student said he was called a racial slur at a party has been upheld.

September 20, 2007

Students Shot at Delaware State

DOVER, Del. Two students were shot and wounded, one seriously, at Delaware State University early Friday, and the campus was locked down as police searched for a gunman, officials said.

September 20, 2007

For HBCU Students, Jena Is The Civil Rights Movement of Their Generation

JENA, La. North Carolina Central University law student Quinn Byars had heard all the talk about being part of history for making the trek to Jena, La., with thousands of other protestors Thursday. But college students like Byars believe they’ve made a much bigger statement to the world.

September 20, 2007

University of Mississippi student was intoxicated during deadly fall

JACKSON Miss. The University of Mississippi student who died after suffering massive head trauma when he fell from a tree was drunk when the accident happened, officials said Thursday.

September 20, 2007

Families of college students grapple with privacy rules

For parents hoping to keep tabs on their college-bound kids this fall, schools have this advice: Get it in writing if you can.

September 19, 2007

Pulling the scab off an old wound at wrong time

Four years ago, Donovan McNabb got off to a lousy start and Rush Limbaugh said the media propped him up because it was “very desirous” to see black quarterbacks succeed.

September 19, 2007

Getting to Know Melody Rodriguez

When Melody Rodriguez came to the United States from Merida, Venezuela, at the age of 17, she didn’t know she would work in higher education.

September 19, 2007

Preparing Students for Workplace Diversity

Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business has established a center and undergraduate studies program focusing on business diversity.

September 19, 2007

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

Question Regarding Student Drug Use Returns in FAFSA Debate

Opponents say the provision disproportionately affects low-income, minority students.

September 19, 2007

Anchorage Daily News: Sen. Murkowski’s 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 law’s more glaring problems. No Child Left Behind uses an unfair and unhelpful way to judge how well schools educate children.

September 19, 2007

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

MSU announces team to assess university’s 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 school’s programs and policies that relate to student-athletes.

September 19, 2007

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 students’ privacy.

September 19, 2007

Are Historically Black Colleges Worth It?

Some scholars suggest that the “unique educational services” once provided by HBCUs to Black students have now disappeared.

September 19, 2007

Evoking Vietnam clash, University of Wisconsin students to protest Halliburton visit

MADISON Wis. The memory of William “Curly” Hendershot is alive and well on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

September 18, 2007

Mormon leader congratulates ‘stone-cold sober’ 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 “blessed” to attend the No. 1 stone-cold sober school.

September 18, 2007