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Pa.’s Student Loan Agency Spent Lavishly on Promotional Giveaways

HARRISBURG Pa. Pennsylvania’s student loan agency spent about $2.2 million over five years on promotional giveaways, such as logo-enscribed golf balls, pencils, clothing and reusable glowing ice cubes, a newspaper reported.

November 6, 2007

Sioux Tribal Members Visiting UND Campus

GRAND FORKS N.D. Some of the Standing Rock Sioux tribal members who visited the University of North Dakota campus this week believe UND efforts to win support for its “Fighting Sioux” nickname might be harmful.

November 6, 2007

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UMaine Player Suspended After Allegation of Sexual Touching

ORONO Maine A University of Maine hockey player has been suspended following an incident in which he was accused of grabbing a woman’s breast.

November 6, 2007

Columbus State University Student Arrested for Bomb Threats

COLUMBUS Ga. A Columbus State University student has been arrested for making bomb threats against the school and having guns in his pickup truck.

November 6, 2007

Students Seek Tuition Freeze in 2008

PHOENIX Students plan to press Arizona leaders to put the brakes on tuition hikes in 2008.

November 6, 2007

Temple University Educator Chosen for Philadelphia School Reform Panel

Dr. Heidi A. Ramirez, an education specialist who directs the Urban Education Collaborative at Temple University, has been named to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell announced Monday.

November 6, 2007

Hispanic Students Thrive More in Culture of Community, Says Report

Hispanic students tend to succeed more at institutions where there is a culture of inclusiveness and an explicit commitment from the leadership to serve the community, according to a new report from The American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU).

November 6, 2007

California School Gets U.S. Grant to Enhance Programs Serving Hispanics

The U.S. Department of Education has granted the University of La Verne in Southern California a $2.47 million, five-year grant to enhance programs in its College of Business & Public Management.

November 6, 2007

Harvard Professor Is Bush’s Pick As Vatican Ambassador

WASHINGTON President Bush plans to nominate Harvard University law professor Mary Ann Glendon to be his new U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.

November 6, 2007

Many Texas Grads Not Ready For College, Panel Says

AUSTIN Texas high school graduates enter college far less ready for the harder course load than other students, according to new research that shows nearly half of the state’s college freshmen take remedial classes.

November 6, 2007

Nation’s First Statewide Voucher Program Defeated at Utah Polls

SALT LAKE CITY Utah voters on Tuesday killed the nation’s first statewide school voucher program that promised tax dollars for private tuition, no matter how much a family earned or whether kids were in bad schools.

November 6, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Grassley Probes Three Oral Roberts Regents

TULSA Okla. An Iowa senator is investigating possible financial wrongdoing by six televangelists, including three who sit on the board of regents for Oral Roberts University.

November 6, 2007

CSU audit finds problems, recommends policy changes

The state audit examining executive compensation within the California State University recommended six steps for trustees:

November 6, 2007

French Students Angry Over Reforms Disrupt Classes

PARIS French university students angry over a law making their schools more market-friendly have shut down classes at several campuses across France and are mobilizing to join nationwide protests later this month over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s reforms.

November 6, 2007

UC Discussing Fine in Security Breach Case

LOS ALAMOS N.M. The University of California is protesting a $3 million fine over a security breach at Los Alamos National Laboratory in which classified documents were found in a drug raid at a trailer.

November 6, 2007

Ethiopian Theology Students Hunger Strike Over Politics, Beyonce’s Visit With Church Patriarch

ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia Students at Ethiopia’s top religious college are protesting the close ties between the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the government, alleged restrictions on their speech and Beyonce’s recent meeting with their patriarch.

November 6, 2007

Education Policy Researchers Push For Financial Aid Policies That Help Working-poor Students

A college-access advocacy group wants changes to the federal financial aid policy that penalizes part-time students who have to work to full time to support themselves.

November 5, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Universities a Big Part of Urban Renewal

DETROIT When people around here talk about “Midtown,” the discussion generally concerns new condos, small businesses and lifestyle. Not long ago, the neighborhood separating Wayne State University’s campus from downtown mostly contained ramshackle buildings and rat-infested alleys and was notorious for its drug houses and prostitutes.

November 5, 2007