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Kids of Illegal Immigrants Live in Fear But Pursue American Dream
SPOKANE Wash. A teenage girl studying entrepreneurship at Washington State University would be on her way to realizing the American Dream, except she is not American.
October 30, 2007
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Cultural and Linguistic Ambidexterity
It might sound like a no-brainer that being bilingual or multilingual helps students planning to enter engineering and just about any other career. But it is certainly true and is becoming more important as the economies of nations become more intertwined. What’s more, being able to go beyond mere language ability and understand cultural distinctions are extra advantages. The University of Texas at El Paso seeks to do just that for its students.
October 29, 2007
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Board Members Delay Decision on Future of Antioch College
YELLOW SPRINGS Ohio Antioch College board members postponed a decision Saturday on whether to reverse their decision to temporarily close the college, telling about 200 alumni, faculty and students that they’ll continue debating for several more days.
October 29, 2007
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Mayor: Blaze That Killed 7 College Students at N.C. Beach House May Have Started on Deck
OCEAN ISLE BEACH N.C. A fire at a vacation house where college students went to take advantage of the last good beach weather may have started on a deck, an official said Monday, as two campuses waited to find out the names of the seven dead.
October 29, 2007
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Officials Looking for Ways to Ease Shortage of Nursing Teachers
FARGO N.D. Ways to encourage graduate students to consider teaching, and the use of private money to supplement faculty wages, are among the ideas being discussed to ease a shortage of nursing teachers in the region.
October 29, 2007
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University Fee Policy Set For Revamp, But Not Everyone’s on Board
PORTLAND, Ore. The University of Oregon and Eastern Oregon University have an “energy surcharge.” Portland State’s got a “student services” fee. And every university in the state tacks on a little extra for the privilege of using the school’s computer system.
October 29, 2007
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Education Department Investigating Whether Illegal Student Loans Made
DENVER Federal investigators are looking into whether the Community College of Denver made loans to students who were not eligible.
October 28, 2007
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Candidate’s Rivals for College Post had More Experience
PHOENIX Laura Pastor, the daughter of U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Phoenix, has started a political career of her own in pursuit of a hotly contested seat on the Phoenix City Council.
October 28, 2007
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Division II Chowan moving to Historically Black CIAA
MURFREESBORO, N.C. When tiny Chowan University moved up to Division II a few years ago, it knew it needed the stability that comes with joining a conference.
October 25, 2007
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Report: Judge Was in 1960s Student Group With Cartoon Mascot
GRAND FORKS, N.D. The judge hearing arguments in a lawsuit over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname belonged to a student group in the 1960s whose members wore a cartoon American Indian mascot on their jackets, The Forum reports in a copyright story.
October 23, 2007
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University of Oklahoma Regents Could Relax Alcohol Policy
OKLAHOMA CITY University of Oklahoma regents will consider slightly relaxing the school’s “Three Strikes Policy” for alcohol use that was put into effect after a student’s death from alcohol poisoning three years ago.
October 23, 2007
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College Students Say Hidden Guns Should be Allowed on Campus
COLUMBUS Ohio Students at Ohio State University and at other U.S. schools planned to wear empty gun holsters on their waists this week to protest laws that ban concealed weapons on campuses.
October 23, 2007
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University of Missouri System Adds Guidelines For Student Lenders
COLUMBIA Mo. The University of Missouri system has joined at least 11 other public and private colleges in the state that have adopted codes of conduct designed to limit favoritism when linking banks with student borrowers.
October 23, 2007
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Study: Student Loan Default Rates Highest Among Minorities
A new analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data shows high student loan default rates for Black and Hispanic students, students who leave college with a heavy debt burden and college graduates who take low-paying jobs.
October 23, 2007
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Antioch Alumni Try to Keep Ohio College Open
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio Hanging by a chain from the ceiling in the main hallway of Antioch Hall is a black sign that reads: “Office of Transition.”
October 23, 2007
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HBCU Students Push National Petition To Oust Jena Prosecutor
A group of Atlanta University Center students are enlisting college students from across the country to help push for the ouster of the district attorney in Jena, La.
October 22, 2007
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Northern Arizona University Considering Novel Tuition Lock-in Proposal
FLAGSTAFF Ariz, Officials at Northern Arizona University are considering a plan that would guarantee students a predictable tuition rate for their four years in school in exchange for a higher rate the first year.
October 21, 2007
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New Leader Gives Troubled Paul Quinn College a Makeover
DALLAS At beleaguered Paul Quinn College, the self-proclaimed oldest historically black school in Texas, Michael Sorrell should be the most unpopular man on campus.
October 21, 2007
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