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Leadership & Policy

Southern U. President Slaughter Will Keep Job, Judge Says

BATON ROUGE, La. U.S. District Judge Ralph Tyson granted a injunction Thursday to prevent the Southern University Board of Supervisors from firing Southern University President Ralph Slaughter until his lawsuit against the board can be tried.

July 5, 2007

A Course For Affirmative Action Professionals

The attacks on affirmative action over the last decade have not stopped a prestigious New York Ivy League institution from offering a popular educational program geared towards professionals already working in the affirmative action arena.

July 5, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Antioch College Alumni Fight to Keep the College Open

Antioch College alumni have come up with a plan to keep the college open by having it sever ties with the Antioch University system and stand on its own.

July 5, 2007

Duquesne’s Grote to transfer to Wright State

FAIRBORN Ohio Scott Grote, who averaged 9.9 points and 4.1 rebounds with Duquesne last season, will transfer to Wright State, the university announced Thursday.

July 4, 2007

McElroy encouraged by Georgia State’s ‘baby steps’ on football drive

ATLANTA Mary McElroy says she knows that some refer to Georgia State’s opening months of its fundraising drive for a possible football program as only “baby steps.”

July 4, 2007

University of North Dakota defenseman excited about NHL deal

FARGO N.D. Brian Lee says it was not an easy decision to sign with the NHL instead of returning to play hockey at the University of North Dakota. But he’s happy with his choice.

July 4, 2007

Clippers believe Thornton can make immediate impact

LOS ANGELES Al Thornton isn’t one of those young phenoms who typically fill the first round of the NBA draft every year, although his braces make him look a lot younger than 23.

July 4, 2007

Iowa colleges reach out to Hispanics

DES MOINES Iowa Several universities and colleges in Iowa are ready to add Spanish-language pages to their Web sites and buying Spanish radio ads to help recruit more Hispanic students.

July 4, 2007

NHTI to expand nursing program, alleviate nursing shortage

CONCORD N.H. A new building planned for New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord would expand the college’s in-demand nursing program and help alleviate the state’s nursing shortage, college officials say.

July 4, 2007

Maryland researchers await launch of ion-powered NASA probe

COLLEGE PARK Md. A NASA probe powered by an ion engine is scheduled to lift off Sunday en route to the dwarf planet Ceres, and researchers at the University of Maryland will be watching with interest.

July 4, 2007

LSU nursing school gets $1.2 M to train nurse anesthetists

NEW ORLEANS Louisiana State University’s nursing school is getting $1.2 million to boost the number of nurses trained to give anesthesia in the New Orleans area.

July 4, 2007

University of Kentucky researcher tries using coal ash to make fertilizer safer

LEXINGTON Ky. A University of Kentucky researcher is trying to find a way to stop fertilizer from being used for bombs while keeping it safe for farmers to use on crops.

July 4, 2007

Sallie May hires Global USA to lobby federal government on federal loan program, funding

WASHINGTON The nation’s largest student lender SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, hired Global USA to lobby the federal government, according to a disclosure form.

July 4, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Missouri bill gives legislators a leg up for academic jobs

ST. LOUIS Some higher education officials are complaining that a new law could give Missouri lawmakers an unfair advantage when it comes to getting a job in the ivory tower.

July 4, 2007

State stops company from selling fake academic degrees

SOUTH BEND Ind. Two Michigan City men accused of selling fake Indiana University degrees and transcripts online have shut down the Web sites after the state filed a lawsuit against them.

July 4, 2007

Scholarship helps family members when soldiers die in war

TRENTON N.J. Casey Duffy never pictured herself at the age of 28, raising a three-year-old son on her own and worrying about her family’s future. Then her husband Christopher Duffy, a 26-year-old National Guardsman, was killed in Baghdad when his convoy came under attack.

July 4, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Honors college dean picked as new IU Bloomington provost

BLOOMINGTON Ind. An honors college dean has been picked to become the new provost of Indiana University’s Bloomington campus, officials announced Thursday.

July 4, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court justices to spend part of summer teaching, traveling in Europe

WASHINGTON Here’s a proposition a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court can agree on, without rancor or regard for ideology: Europe is a good place to spend the summer.

July 4, 2007