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Touro College Physician Assistant Program Under Fire
NEW YORK The warning from the district attorney was strong: Be careful if you’re considering hiring a physician assistant who recently graduated from Touro College. A former administrator and nine others were indicted in connection with a scheme to falsify grades and degrees, including for physician assistants.
July 17, 2007
Students
New Mexico Educators Won’t Face Federal Sanctions for School Racism Project
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. School leaders in a southern New Mexico district will not face federal sanctions for allowing a high school project on racism in which students posted signs reading “Whites Only” and “People of Color” above water faucets, federal officials said.
July 17, 2007
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Houghton Mifflin to Buy Harcourt for $4 Billion
BOSTON Educational textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin Co. agreed Monday to buy the remaining U.S. units of scientific and medical publisher Reed Elsevier for $4 billion in cash and stock, creating what could become the largest K-12 publisher in the country in terms of market share.
July 17, 2007
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As 50th Anniversary Approaches, Little Rock Central Desegregation Observed
LITTLE ROCK When Little Rock commemorates the 50th anniversary of Central High School’s desegregation, Annie Abrams hopes the city can create quite a contrast between now and 1957.
July 17, 2007
Students
New Mexico School District Will Implement Policy Against Racial Harassment
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights says the Truth or Consequences school district must ensure an educational environment free of racial discrimination after a Black student complained about a high school racism project.
July 17, 2007
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Is Temple No Longer ‘Diversity University’?
As the GPA and SAT scores of incoming freshmen has risen, the percentage of Black students enrolled at Temple has declined. On the other hand, the retention and graduation rates of Black students are as high as ever. Has Temple really abandoned its mission?
July 17, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Report: Higher GPA Requirement Limiting Minority Enrollment at UNLV
LAS VEGAS Nevada’s two main universities should postpone making a “B” average the admission standard, said the president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas after a new report appeared to find fewer minorities making the grade for admission.
July 17, 2007
Students
Oxford Administrators Using Facebook to Monitor Students
LONDON For students at the University of Oxford, Facebook is a great way to keep posted on gossip and parties. For university authorities, it’s a way to find and fine troublemakers.
July 17, 2007
Students
Univ. President Fired After Cover-Up
YPSILANTI,Mich. Eastern Michigan University fired its president, months after top university officials were accused of covering up the rape and slaying of a student by publicly ruling out foul play despite evidence that later led to murder charges.
July 16, 2007
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Is Environmental Racism a Myth?
A new environmental inequality study suggests that racial disparities in housing and income may not be why heavily minority areas tend to be more polluted.
July 16, 2007
STEM
New Law Means FBI Checks for More College Students
GRAND FORKS, N.D. A new law that gives the North Dakota University System wide-ranging authority to conduct FBI criminal background checks could affect as many as 4,000 students and 800 employees in the state, officials say.
July 16, 2007
Asian American Pacific Islander
Univ. of Mississippi to Open Japanese Saturday School
OXFORD Miss. The University of Mississippi plans to open a Japanese Saturday school for children whose families are moving from Japan to work at a Toyota plant that is being built in Blue Springs.
July 15, 2007
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In Turkey, Complaining About High School Exams Can Land You In Court
ISTANBUL Turkey As punk rock goes, a song bemoaning a high school exam hardly sounds like the stuff of anarchy. But in Turkey it can land you in court, as an Istanbul rock band has discovered.
July 15, 2007
Disabilties
Ore. Profs Develop Email For Those With Cognitive Disabilities
EUGENE Ore. Two professors at the University of Oregon have launched a simplified e-mail program aimed at people with cognitive disabilities.
July 15, 2007
STEM
New Law Means FBI Checks for More College Students
GRAND FORKS N.D. A new law that gives the North Dakota University System wide-ranging authority to conduct FBI criminal background checks could affect as many as 4,000 students and 800 employees in the state, officials say.
July 15, 2007
International
Program Teaches College Students About Ecology While Traveling
CHAPEL HILL N.C. Several hundred North Carolina college students are taking part in a program aimed at reducing their ecological footprints while studying abroad.
July 15, 2007
International
Program Teaches College Students About Ecology While Traveling
CHAPEL HILL N.C. Several hundred North Carolina college students are taking part in a program aimed at reducing their ecological footprints while studying abroad.
July 15, 2007
HBCUs
OSU President Greeted Like State’s New Governor
COLUMBUS Ohio There was something mighty familiar about the selection-slash-coronation of Gordon Gee as Ohio State University’s new president last week.
July 15, 2007
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