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Tribal Colleges
New Pact Makes It Easier for Menominee Students to Transfer to UW-Madison
MADISON Wis. Menominee students will have an easier time transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Madison thanks to a new agreement between the university and a tribal college.
October 29, 2007
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Prioritizing Education Over the Penal System
Some scholars argue that the United States needs to shift investments to break the cradle-to-prison pipeline for Black males.
October 29, 2007
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Improving High School Graduation Rates A New Federal Priority
WASHINGTON It’s a nickname no principal could be proud of: “Dropout Factory,” a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That dubious distinction applies to more than one in 10 high schools across the United States.
October 29, 2007
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NAACP Wants Apology From Overstock Chief
The founder of Overstock.com rejected the NAACP’s demand for an apology last week after an Internet video surfaced of him saying that Utah minorities who don’t graduate from high school might as well be burned or thrown away.
October 28, 2007
Sports
University of Illinois Allows Chief Illiniwek Images in Homecoming Parade
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Chief Illiniwek may be gone, but images depicting the controversial University of Illinois mascot will stick around at least during homecoming.
October 28, 2007
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Alums Donate $85M to UW-Madison Business School to Keep Name
MADISON Wis. A group of alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison are donating $85 million so the Wisconsin School of Business doesn’t change its name.
October 28, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Wheaton Turns Faculty Into Students for Semester-long Session
NORTON, Mass. No sooner does Leah Niederstadt finish teaching her introduction to museum studies class at Wheaton College than she has to rush out the door to her next class.
October 28, 2007
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Community Colleges
Florida Governor Crist Signs $1.1B Budget Cut Plan; OKs Tuition Increase
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist has made final $1.1 billion in state budget cuts but he did so grudgingly and without fanfare.
October 28, 2007
Students
Education Department Investigating Whether Illegal Student Loans Made
DENVER Federal investigators are looking into whether the Community College of Denver made loans to students who were not eligible.
October 28, 2007
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Tuition to Rise at Utah Public Colleges
LOGAN Utah Tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities likely will increase as much as 5.4 percent under a plan that received preliminary approval from the state Board of Regents.
October 28, 2007
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Tuition to Rise at Utah Public Colleges
LOGAN Utah Tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities likely will increase as much as 5.4 percent under a plan that received preliminary approval from the state Board of Regents.
October 28, 2007
Students
Candidate’s Rivals for College Post had More Experience
PHOENIX Laura Pastor, the daughter of U.S. Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Phoenix, has started a political career of her own in pursuit of a hotly contested seat on the Phoenix City Council.
October 28, 2007
Faculty & Staff
With Record-breaking Attendance, Annual SREB Conference Addresses Recruitment, Retention of Minority Faculty
ARLINGTON, VA. Hundreds of doctoral candidates, faculty and university administrators converged on Arlington, Va., last week for the 14th annual Compact for Faculty Diversity Institute, a three-day conference on teaching and mentoring hosted by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), an educational advocacy organization based in Atlanta.
October 28, 2007
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Oklahoma State Regents Change Financial Aid Policy for Undocumented Students
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. With the implementation of a state anti-illegal immigration law looming, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education on Thursday adopted a new policy to restrict financial aid for undocumented students and toughen in-state tuition requirements.
October 28, 2007
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Native Americans
Members Removed From Indian Tribes Complain of Unfairness
PROVIDENCE R.I. Dennis Champlain’s grandfather helped win federal recognition for the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Later, Champlain danced in tribal powwows. He teaches his children that they are Narragansetts.
October 28, 2007
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University of Michigan Museum Finds No Art Looted by Nazis
ANN ARBOR Mich. The University of Michigan Museum of Art concluded a three-year investigation that found no evidence any of its artwork had been looted by Nazis during World War II, an official said.
October 25, 2007
Sports
Duquesne Basketball Shooter Gets Up to 40 Years
PITTSBURGH The gunman who wounded five Duquesne University basketball players after a school dance last year pleaded guilty Friday and will spend up to 40 years in prison.
October 25, 2007
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University of North Dakota Needs Tribal Approval to Keep Sioux Nickname
GRAND FORKS, N.D. The state Board of Higher Education settled a lawsuit with the NCAA over the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux nickname, giving the school three years to get tribal approval to keep it.
October 25, 2007
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