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North Dakota’s state bank offers matching grants for college savings accounts
BISMARCK N.D. North Dakota’s state-owned bank will be offering $300 incentives to some residents who start new college savings accounts, a perk that joins a list of newly approved tax breaks for college savers.
June 27, 2007
Community Colleges
Wyoming Community Colleges Should Work More Closely With State On Workforce Training
CASPER Wyo. Wyoming’s community colleges should work more closely with the state’s Department of Workforce Services to address the state’s shortage of trained workers, a state official says.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Dennison defends Hauck, recruiting methods in wake of University of Montana turmoil
MISSOULA Mont. University of Montana football coach Bobby Hauck is a strong disciplinarian and is not to blame for the recent spate of negative news surrounding Grizzly players, UM President George Dennison said Wednesday.
June 27, 2007
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Mississippi State’s Easley wins top catcher prize
WICHITA Kan. Mississippi State junior catcher Edward Easley has been named recipient of the 2007 Coleman Company Johnny Bench Award as the nations top collegiate catcher.
June 27, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Alabama School Board Votes to Accept Retirement of Kennedy and Rogers
MONTGOMERY Ala. The state school board voted Thursday to accept the retirement of Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy and Shelton State President Rick Rogers, despite calls for their firing over financial scandals on their campuses.
June 27, 2007
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Govt seeks rehearing in enemy combatant case Bradley University grad student
RICHMOND Va. National security will be jeopardized if the Bush administration is not allowed to indefinitely hold suspected terrorists as enemy combatants inside the U.S., the Justice Department said Wednesday in appealing a court’s ruling against the tactic.
June 27, 2007
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University of Colorado-Denver Grad Student Was Slain: Officials
DENVER A 24-year-old female intern with the Colorado Geological Survey radioed for help before she went missing and a man found camping in the area was arrested after her body was found, officials said Wednesday.
June 27, 2007
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Minot, Wahpeton colleges get approval for repairs
BISMARCK N.D. Legislators have approved changes in the financing of repair projects at Minot State University and the North Dakota State College of Science.
June 27, 2007
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Trial in North Dakota Student’s Death Begins
MINOT N.D. Prosecutors opened the trial of a former jailer and campus security guard Wednesday by saying that DNA under the fingernails of the college student he is accused of killing proves he committed the crime.
June 27, 2007
Students
Brother of Oklahoma University student who blew himself up guilty of threatening agent
DENVER The brother of a University of Oklahoma student who blew himself up on campus was convicted Wednesday of threatening an FBI agent.
June 27, 2007
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Young dog rescued from Kuwaiti desert awaits experimental prosthesis at Colorado State University
DENVER A puppy found hobbling in the Kuwaiti desert has ended up at Colorado State University, where she might be a candidate for an experimental prosthesis that could one day help humans.
June 27, 2007
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Young dog rescued from Kuwaiti desert awaits experimental prosthesis in US
DENVER A puppy found hobbling in the Kuwaiti desert has ended up at Colorado State University, where she might be a candidate for an experimental prosthesis that could one day help humans.
June 27, 2007
LGBTQ+
Organization may seek injunction against UK domestic partner plan
FRANKFORT Ky. A conservative public policy organization is asking Attorney General Greg Stumbo to provide another opinion on the constitutionality of domestic partner benefits at the University of Kentucky.
June 27, 2007
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Indiana University Southeast breaks ground for first dormitory
NEW ALBANY Ind. Indiana University Southeast officials have broken ground for the school’s first dormitory.
June 27, 2007
Women
Former nun invokes Title IX in bias battle against Gannon U.
DATELINE: ERIE Pa. A former Catholic nun whose discrimination claim against Gannon University was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court is trying revive it by invoking a law best known for requiring schools to provide equal athletic opportunities for men and women.
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
University of Louisiana team retires Cajunbot; robotics challenge now city, not desert
DATELINE: LAFAYETTE La. A six-wheeled robot that twice made the finals in a hot national competition was officially retired, then cannibalized for parts
June 27, 2007
HBCUs
Bowling Green U. says professor lost drive with student info
BOWLING GREEN Ohio About 1,800 current and former Bowling Green State University students are being notified about the loss of a computer flash drive containing their personal information, the university has announced.
June 27, 2007
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Supreme Court Rejects School Race Plans
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected school diversity plans that take account of students’ race in two major public school districts but left the door open for using race in limited circumstances.
June 27, 2007
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