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Justice Department Sides with Mormon Student Who Lost State-Funded Scholarship
CHARLESTON, W.Va. The U.S. Department of Justice is backing a Mormon student who lost his state-funded, merit-based scholarship because he left West Virginia University to serve a two-year church mission.
August 27, 2007
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Killings in Newark Challenge Delaware State “Family”
While law enforcement officials continue their investigations in the killing of three college students, the Delaware State University community is trying to cope with the loss of the victims as students return to the campus this week.
August 25, 2007
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Letters
A Proud Graduate As an alumnus of the Community College of the Air Force, I am very proud of the great milestone of 300,000 graduates (see “Establishing a Real-World Credential, June 28). I have visited several education centers during my career and found the staff knowledgeable, caring and dedicated to the mission of educating others. […]
August 22, 2007
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Asian and Pacific Islander Students in California Say ‘Count Us Correctly’
When Christine Santos arrived at the University of California, Los Angeles from Guam in the fall of 2004, she said she felt like a foreigner even though nearly 34 percent of new students at UCLA were Asian.
August 22, 2007
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NCAA Committee Addresses the Issue of Pregnancy in Student-Athletes
In July, the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics reviewed concerns about how female student-athletes are being treated if they become pregnant.
August 22, 2007
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Moving Forward
For some faculty displaced by Hurricane Katrina, relocating has been a mixed blessing, but others still long
August 22, 2007
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Challenging Issues for Academia
Disparities in achievement and educating for a diverse culture are the focus of new books by leading scholars in education.
August 22, 2007
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Virginia Tech Panel: Increase Security, Establish Team to Monitor Students Posing Threats
BLACKSBURG, Va. Virginia Tech’s internal review of the campus massacre that left 33 people dead recommended Wednesday more monitoring of troubled students, classroom locks and other security measures.
August 21, 2007
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Va. Tech Starts Semester With New Crisis
BLACKSBURG, Va. A Virginia Tech campus still reeling from the deaths of 32 people at the hands of a student gunman last spring began its fall semester Monday amid another tragedy: a carbon monoxide leak at an off-campus apartment left five roommates hospitalized, two in critical condition.
August 19, 2007
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Study: Overweight Kids Being Teased Out of an Education
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University have found that obesity is linked to high absenteeism rates in school-aged children.
August 15, 2007
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WA class of 2007 does better than most other states on ACT
SEATTLE Despite all the hand wringing over student achievement, this year’s Washington high school graduates scored near the top of at least one national measure: the ACT college entrance exam.
August 15, 2007
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UNM suspends fraternity activities in wake of charges
ALBUQUERQUE The University of New Mexico has suspended activities at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity after campus police arrested one of its members on suspicion of sexual assault.
August 15, 2007
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The Evolution of a Texas HBCU
Now majority Hispanic, the historically black st. philip’s college has positioned itself to serve an increasingly diverse San Antonio population.
August 15, 2007
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E-mails slow to alert UI campus of bomb threat
IOWA CITY Iowa It took up to two hours for e-mails to reach all users in the University of Iowa’s database, warning people about a bomb threat.
August 14, 2007
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State releases first batch of Michigan Merit results
LANSING Mich. Most of last academic year’s Michigan high school juniors did well enough on a new standardized test to eventually get some college scholarship money from the state.
August 14, 2007
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Report says college students might not be prepared for chosen careers
FARGO N.D. A study finds college students may not be prepared for the careers they want to pursue.
August 14, 2007
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Returning Virginia Tech students balance melancholy with hope as fall classes approach
BLACKSBURG Va. Sophomore Dat Hoang was eager to return to Virginia Tech, but moving back Wednesday also brought back memories of the friend he lost in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
August 14, 2007
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California students show only minimal gains on annual tests
SACRAMENTO After several years of steady progress, California students made few gains on academic achievement tests last year, according to the latest results released Wednesday by the state Department of Education.
August 14, 2007
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