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Leadership & Policy

Cal State trustees raise executive pay by nearly 12 percent

BERKELEY Calif. Despite criticism from lawmakers and others, California State University leaders moved ahead Wednesday with substantial pay raises for top executives.

September 18, 2007

Connecticut Higher Education commissioner to retire

HARTFORD Conn. State Higher Education Commissioner Valerie Lewis is retiring.

September 18, 2007

Some Oregon schools adopting Mexican curriculum

PORTLAND Ore. Some Oregon high schools are adopting Mexico’s public school curriculum to help educate Spanish-speaking students with textbooks, an online Web site, DVDs and CDs provided free by Mexico to teach math, science and even U.S. history.

September 18, 2007

Evoking Vietnam clash, University of Wisconsin students to protest Halliburton visit

MADISON Wis. The memory of William “Curly” Hendershot is alive and well on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

September 18, 2007

CSUS president Alexander Gonzales defends previous support of African hunts

SACRAMENTO Sacramento State University’s president said he should have been more careful when he helped win permission for hunts in Africa to supply exotic stuffed animals for a natural history museum.

September 18, 2007

Mormon leader congratulates ‘stone-cold sober’ students at Brigham Young

PROVO Utah It was the ultimate pat on the back for a teetotaling student body: Mormon church leader Gordon B. Hinckley told Brigham Young University students they are “blessed” to attend the No. 1 stone-cold sober school.

September 18, 2007

Harvard student, new mom, denied extra time for breastfeeding during medical licensing exam

BOSTON A judge rejected a Harvard student’s request Wednesday for extra break time during her nine-hour medical licensing exam so she could pump breast milk for her infant daughter.

September 18, 2007

Yale loses court case over military recruiters

NEW HAVEN Conn. Yale Law School prepared Wednesday to end its policy of not working with military recruiters after a court ruling this week jeopardized about $300 million in federal funding.

September 18, 2007

Hampton University hosts Jena 6 awareness rally

Hampton, Va. – Several Hampton University student organizations will host a Jena 6 awareness event on Thursday, Sept. 20 at noon in front of the Hampton University Student Center. There will be a moment of silence for the Jena 6, poetry and monologue readings and a petition-singing booth.

September 18, 2007

Students from HBCUs, other schools gear up for march in support of Jena Six

JENA La. The streets around this tiny town’s courthouse began filling with protesters and reporters Wednesday, a day ahead of a planned march in support of six black teenagers jailed in the December beating of a white classmate.

September 18, 2007

Wayne State gets $408 million software, technology gift

DETROIT General Motors Corp. is one of several corporations combining to donate nearly $408 million in software and technology to Wayne State University.

September 18, 2007

Federal agents search Creighton coach’s house

OMAHA Neb. Federal immigration officers have raided the home of a Creighton University assistant softball coach.

September 18, 2007

Costner calls Omaha baseball stadium a “field of dreams” for College World Series

OMAHA Neb. Even though corn doesn’t line the outfield at the city’s ballpark, Kevin Costner calls it a “field of dreams” for baseball fans who gather there each summer for the College World Series.

September 18, 2007

How India’s affirmative action law is joining Christians and Muslims

MEDIPALLY, India Every Sunday, women and children gather to pray in a tiny, white-washed church on the edge of this southern Indian village, sitting cross-legged on blue plastic sheets as they sing Christian hymns.

September 18, 2007

Turkey’s PM says ban on headscarf in state universities should be removed

ISTANBUL Turkey A ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in Turkish universities should be lifted, the country’s prime minister said Wednesday, signaling a significant change in his stance on the contentious issue.

September 18, 2007

UW-Madison gets $41M grant to take health research to the public

MADISON Wis. The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $41 million in the next five years to help it move medical discoveries from research labs to public practice.

September 18, 2007

Judge seals documents in UND Indian mascot case

GRAND FORKS N.D. A judge has sealed all future documents in the University of North Dakota “Fighting Sioux” nickname lawsuit against the NCAA and delayed a hearing, hoping to aid settlement talks.

September 18, 2007

Community Colleges

Ed board wants to double CC tuition cap to $2,500

BOISE Idaho The Idaho State Board of Education will meet Wednesday and is likely to approve proposed 2008 legislation, including a measure that would allow community colleges to double their tuition limit to $2,500 annually to cover the rising cost of education.

September 18, 2007