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High-tech Help on the Way

Both chambers of Congress have passed a technology bill for MSIs. Now they need to bridge their differences to bridge the digital divide at MSIs.

October 16, 2007

How Spelman College Boosted Alumni-giving Participation

Spelman ended fiscal year 2007 with 3,773 donors for an alumni-giving participation rate of 28 percent — a 75 percent increase over 2006.

October 16, 2007

Ohio University To Name Residence Hall After First Black Journalism Grad

ATHENS, Ohio Ohio University says it will honor its first Black journalism graduate by dedicating a new residence hall in his name on Friday.

October 16, 2007

University of Kentucky Board Condemns Racially Charged Cartoon

LEXINGTON, Ky. The University of Kentucky Board of Trustees condemned a racially charged editorial cartoon that appeared in the student newspaper.

October 16, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Salisbury University President Pulls Her Facebook Profile Over Postings

The president of a U.S. university removed her Facebook profile after being questioned about apparently unprofessional captions posted next to photos on the Web page.

October 16, 2007

9 Years of Louisiana College Applicants’ Data Lost

BATON ROUGE, La. Bank account data and Social Security numbers for virtually all Louisiana college applicants and their parents over the past nine years were lost last month during a move, officials said.

October 16, 2007

HBCU Football Teams Get a Shot at Big Paydays, National Exposure

The common sports phrase “there’s no such thing as a gimme” was never more appropriate than at the beginning of the 2007 college football season.

October 16, 2007

Nearly 900 Illinois Public Schools Don’t Meet No Child Left Behind Targets

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The last school year saw 896 Illinois public schools fail to meet rising No Child Left Behind achievement targets, a 30 percent increase from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

October 16, 2007

Former Principal of NYC Arabic School Wants Job Back

NEW YORK Although she resigned before it even opened, Debbie Almontaser says she is still the person best suited to oversee the city’s first Arabic-themed public school.

October 16, 2007

Thai School Apologizes to Jewish Organization for Nazi Celebration

BANGKOK, Thailand A Thai school has apologized to an international Jewish human rights organization for its sponsorship of a celebration that involved a Nazi-themed parade, according to an announcement received Wednesday.

October 16, 2007

New Coaches, Pressures Transforming Big 12 Women’s Basketball

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The dean of Big 12 Conference women’s basketball coaches senses big changes coming into his profession.

October 16, 2007

Study: Katrina Evacuees Plagued by Stereotypes of Laziness

ATLANTA The portrayal of Hurricane Katrina evacuees who did not leave New Orleans before the storm as lazy and reliant on government aid is inaccurate, a study released Tuesday shows.

October 16, 2007

Errant Acceptance Letters Sent to University of Missouri Grad School Hopefuls

COLUMBIA, Mo. More than 200 graduate school applicants at the University of Missouri-Columbia have received errant e-mails wrongly offering acceptance to 15 different academic programs.

October 16, 2007

Community Colleges

Indian Longhouse Opens at Community College in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES, Wash. About 500 people were on hand for the opening of the Peninsula College longhouse at the community college in Port Angeles.

October 16, 2007

Survey: Drug Company Ties Pervasive Among Department Heads at U.S. Med Schools

CHICAGO Nearly two-thirds of academic leaders surveyed at U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals have financial ties to industry, illustrating how pervasive these relationships have become, researchers say.

October 16, 2007

Arizona State Sees Enrollment Approaching 100,000 in 15 Years

PHOENIX Arizona State University officials are bracing for the day that ASU’s enrollment swells to nearly 100,000.

October 16, 2007

Bad Reception the Least of Sampson’s Phone Problems at Indiana University

Kelvin Sampson has phone trouble. He puts it down due to lousy reception, but by the time NCAA investigators are finished poring over his bill, a weak signal could turn out to be the least of his problems.

October 16, 2007

King of Spain Bestows Honor on William and Mary Professor

WILLIAMSBURG Va. The king of Spain is honoring a College of William and Mary professor with his country’s highest cultural achievement award.

October 16, 2007