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15 Iranian Reformist Students Beaten and Detained

TEHRAN Iran Fifteen Iranian reformist students and one mother were beaten up by police and plainclothes security agents and detained Monday on the anniversary of a bloody raid on a Tehran university dormitory, student leaders said.

July 8, 2007

Leadership & Policy

University of Maine-Farmington Joins Others in Withdrawing From Part of U.S. News Survey

PORTLAND Maine The University of Maine at Farmington is joining a growing list of colleges and universities declining to complete a survey for the U.S. News & World Report rankings of higher-education institutions.

July 8, 2007

Arizona To Require Benefit Applicants To Prove Immigration Status

PHOENIX Government agencies in Arizona will be required later this year to take another step aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from getting government benefits.

July 8, 2007

FAMU Professor, Husband Die Following Domestic Dispute

TALLAHASSEE Fla. The husband of an assistant business professor at Florida A&M University died Saturday morning, just days after police found his wife dead in her home.

July 8, 2007

Study: Almost Half of New Mexico High School Graduates Need Remedial Work

SANTA FE A study of public high school graduates enrolled in New Mexico colleges and universities in the 2005-06 school year found that nearly half of them took remedial courses.

July 8, 2007

UCLA Hires New Director of Basketball Operations

LOS ANGELES Joe Hillock, the women’s coach at Southern Utah for 10 years, has been hired as director of operations for the UCLA men’s basketball program.

July 8, 2007

Missing University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Student Had Previous Setbacks

MADISON Wis. A 22-year-old college student missing for the last two weeks has been dealing with the recent deaths of her father and stepmother, and had two convictions for drunken driving.

July 8, 2007

Middle Tennessee State U. Teaching Assistant Accused of Statutory Rape

MURFREESBORO Tenn. A teaching assistant at Middle Tennessee State University is accused of the statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl.

July 8, 2007

UNO Coach Williams Resigns After One Season

NEW ORLEANS University of New Orleans head basketball coach Buzz Williams resigned Friday, departing after only one season with the Privateers.

July 8, 2007

U of North Alabama First In State To Offer Culinary Arts Degree

FLORENCE Ala. The University of North Alabama is the state’s first four-year public college to cook up a culinary arts degree.

July 8, 2007

High School Accidentally Recycles AP Exams

SALISBURY Md. All students who took Advanced Placement exams this year at Wicomico High School may have to retake them after the school accidentally recycled every single one.

July 8, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Professor’s lawyer says stalking allegation not what it appears

DOVER N.H. More than a dozen University of New Hampshire faculty members showed up in court to support a colleague charged with stalking another professor.

July 8, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Professor’s Lawyer Says Stalking Allegations Not What It Appears

DOVER N.H. More than a dozen University of New Hampshire faculty members showed up in court to support a colleague charged with stalking another professor.

July 8, 2007

Fired Alabama A&M Professor Claims Racial Discrimination

HUNTSVILLE Ala. A former Alabama A&M assistant professor has filed a federal lawsuit claiming he was fired because of racial discrimination.

July 8, 2007

Most Fayetteville State U. Nursing Students Fail Follow-up Course

FAYETTEVILLE N.C. Most of the nursing students at Fayetteville State University who didn’t graduate in May after failing an exit exam will not earn their degrees because they didn’t pass a follow-up course.

July 8, 2007

Historically Black, Majority White Schools Unite to Boost Minority STEM Degrees

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Four historically Black North Carolina colleges and universities will partner with four majority White counterparts in Virginia to double the average number of minorities completing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math.

July 8, 2007

Community Colleges

Bishop State Gets Transition Team to Help Fix Financial Problems

MOBILE, Ala. Alabama College System chancellor Bradley Byrne has created for Bishop State Community College a transition team, lead by the administrator to replace outgoing president Dr. Yvonne Kennedy, to help the college recover from the financial scandal that has threatened the predominately Black institution’s accreditation.

July 8, 2007

Perspectives: What Parents v. Seattle Means for Colleges and Universities

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District, though it steers clear of dismantling college and university admissions policies, has tremendous implications for those of us concerned about diversity in higher education. According to the new Supreme Court decision, K-12 schools have no authority to create racial balance in schools in order to assure that students are educated in a racially diverse environment.

July 8, 2007