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Nooses Found at Cal State Fullerton Rally

FULLERTON Calif. Several nooses were found at a tolerance rally at California State University, Fullerton, marking the latest incident in which the racially charged symbol was discovered on U.S. college campuses.

November 15, 2007

Judge Indicates He Will Open Trial of Jena 6’s Bell

JENA La. A state district judge filed papers Thursday indicating that he would open to the public the upcoming juvenile trial of one of the six black teenagers charged with beating a white classmate.

November 15, 2007

On Ohio State U. Campus, Exec Prowls Streets to Keep Parties Safe

COLUMBUS OhioWillie Young can name almost any high school mascot in Ohio.

November 15, 2007

Florida Universities Launch New Program to Recruit Math, Science Teachers

TALLAHASSEE Fla. The University of Florida and Florida State University may be archrivals in athletics, but they joined forces Wednesday to announce a $10 million program designed to attract math and science majors into teaching careers.

November 15, 2007

Community Colleges

League for Innovation in the Community College Wraps Up 23rd Annual CIT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This week, community college leaders were treated to the best in instructional technology by day and the best in country music by night at the Conference on Information Technology in Nashville.

November 15, 2007

Newsroom Noose Fuels Racial Tensions at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

MINNEAPOLIS — A noose hung from a newsroom ceiling has led to the firing of the news editor of the Minneapolis Community and Technical College campus newspaper.

November 15, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Southwest Kansas Community Colleges Aim To Boost Collaboration

DODGE CITY, Kan. — Community colleges in southwest Kansas are discussing ways to work together to lobby state lawmakers and deal with staffing shortages.

November 15, 2007

Washington State’s Higher Education Board Drafts 10-year Plan

SEATTLE The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board got an earful when it traveled the state asking citizens to tell them what needs to be fixed about the way Washington educates people after high school.

November 15, 2007

Illinois Plans $72.5 Million Supercomputer Home, but Promised State Help Uncertain

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. University of Illinois trustees voted Wednesday to spend $72.5 million for a building to house a new supercomputer, but most of the money is tied up in a state capital-spending plan stalled in Springfield.

November 15, 2007

UC Regents Approve Budget That Could Mean Higher Student Fees

BERKELEY, Calif. University of California leaders on Wednesday tentatively approved a 2008-09 budget despite objections that the proposal could lead to higher student fees.

November 15, 2007

Democrat Barack Obama is Quizzed by Tech Crowd at Google Town Hall Meeting

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California When the CEO of Google turned the microphone over to his employees after Barack Obama discussed his tech agenda, one worker who said he had voted for several losing Democratic presidential candidates got right to the point.

November 15, 2007

African-American

Study: Brutal, Corrupt Police Patrol Black, Latino Neighborhoods

CHICAGO A statistical study by a University of Chicago law professor indicates police officers most often accused of brutality and corruption work in groups that patrol mostly low-income Black and Latino neighborhoods.

November 15, 2007

Blanco Names University of Louisiana-Lafayette Professor Emeritus State Poet Laureate

BATON ROUGE La. Gov. Kathleen Blanco has named a professor emeritus at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette as the state’s next poet laureate.

November 15, 2007

Leadership & Policy

College of Santa Fe Struggles With Budget Deficits

SANTA FE Administrators at the College of Santa Fe are developing plans that could include laying off as much as 20 percent of the school’s faculty.

November 15, 2007

Native Americans

Standing Rock Tribal Council Rejects Fighting Sioux Nickname

FORT YATES, N.D. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council has voted to reaffirm its opposition to the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, a council member says.

November 15, 2007

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Bail Reduction Denied for Delaware State Campus Shooting Suspect

DOVER, Del. A defense effort to reduce bail for the suspect in a fatal shooting on the Delaware State University campus was rejected Thursday.

November 15, 2007

Report: Law Student Sues China’s Government for Censoring Steamy Scenes in Ang Lee Movie

HONG KONG China is too cautious about the lust in Ang Lee’s “Lust, Caution” or so alleges a Chinese student who is suing the government for asking the Taiwanese director to cut steamy sex scenes from his new movie.

November 15, 2007

HEA Renewal Approved, With Some Surprising New Policies

Provisions of the Higher Education Act renewal approved by a House committee on Thursday includes year-round Pell Grants allowing students flexibility in enrollment schedules, a requirement that colleges report their reasons for increasing tuition for students and creation of an international education czar at the U.S. Department of Education.

November 14, 2007