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Faculty & Staff
Budget Gives UW Campuses Money to Add Students, Researchers
MADISON Wis. The University of Wisconsin System is about to get bigger.
October 29, 2007
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Donor of $70 Million Gift to Indiana University Revealed
BLOOMINGTON Ind. Indiana University officials have revealed the name of the donor of an anonymous $70 million gift given two years ago.
October 29, 2007
Leadership & Policy
After Rowan University Slaying, Unrest Over Security
GLASSBORO N.J. Students say they would like to see more security on campus at Rowan University after a classmate was killed in an apparent robbery near campus.
October 29, 2007
Leadership & Policy
U.Va.’s Signature Structure the Rotunda to be Renovated
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va. Though it may take at least six years and cost a minimum of $40 million, big changes are coming to the Rotunda, the building that is the heart of the University of Virginia.
October 29, 2007
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Lawyer Says U. of Florida Student Tasered at Kerry Speech Won’t be Charged
ORLANDO Fla. A University of Florida student who was shocked with a Taser after persistently questioning Sen. John Kerry will avoid criminal charges by apologizing and complying with terms of a voluntary 18-month probation, authorities said Tuesday.
October 29, 2007
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Italy, Princeton University Museum Sign Antiquities Deal
ROME The Italian Culture Ministry and the Princeton University Art Museum signed a deal Tuesday for the return of eight disputed antiquities to Italy Rome’s latest coup in its efforts to recover treasures it says were looted from the country.
October 29, 2007
Sports
Khayat Says Naming UM Successor Key Part of his Final Years
TUPELO Miss. University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert Khayat said he hopes to use the remaining three years of his contract to help find and orient a successor.
October 29, 2007
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Central Virginia CC Closed for Cleaning After MRSA Case Diagnosed
LYNCHBURG Va. Central Virginia Community College officials said the school’s main campus was closed Tuesday for cleaning after a staff member was diagnosed with MRSA.
October 29, 2007
Students
Board Members Delay Decision on Future of Antioch College
YELLOW SPRINGS Ohio Antioch College board members postponed a decision Saturday on whether to reverse their decision to temporarily close the college, telling about 200 alumni, faculty and students that they’ll continue debating for several more days.
October 29, 2007
Students
Mayor: Blaze That Killed 7 College Students at N.C. Beach House May Have Started on Deck
OCEAN ISLE BEACH N.C. A fire at a vacation house where college students went to take advantage of the last good beach weather may have started on a deck, an official said Monday, as two campuses waited to find out the names of the seven dead.
October 29, 2007
Sports
Arkansas State U Drops Indian Nickname
JONESBORO Ark. Now that it is dropping the nickname Indians, Arkansas State is free from some NCAA restrictions.
October 29, 2007
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Central Michigan Student’s Taxi Business Goes Beyond the Ordinary
MOUNT PLEASANT Mich. When Central Michigan University student LeRoy Eifler got sick of waiting for taxis, he decided to do something about it.
October 29, 2007
STEM
Mississippi State University to Begin Testing Two-tone Emergency Siren System
STARKVILLE Miss. Mississippi State University will begin testing on Nov. 6 a new siren system that will distinguish between drills and a real emergency.
October 29, 2007
Students
Officials Looking for Ways to Ease Shortage of Nursing Teachers
FARGO N.D. Ways to encourage graduate students to consider teaching, and the use of private money to supplement faculty wages, are among the ideas being discussed to ease a shortage of nursing teachers in the region.
October 29, 2007
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University Foundations in Iowa Earn Double-digit Returns on Investments
DES MOINES Iowa The state’s three public university endowments earned double-digit returns on investments last fiscal year, foundation records show.
October 29, 2007
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Chef Program Turns College Cafeterias into Gourmet Destinations
PHILADELPHIA In the dormitory dining hall, opposite the Jell-O cups and the pizza station, a gourmet meal awaited: Fenugreek-braised beef short ribs served on a schmear of apple-celery root puree, topped by shrimp poached in olive oil and garlic.
October 29, 2007
Faculty & Staff
University of Tennessee Faculty Demands Computer System Improvements
KNOXVILLE Tenn. University of Tennessee professors, frustrated by e-mail outages and Internet security concerns, are demanding improvements in the university’s computer system.
October 29, 2007
Students
University Fee Policy Set For Revamp, But Not Everyone’s on Board
PORTLAND, Ore. The University of Oregon and Eastern Oregon University have an “energy surcharge.” Portland State’s got a “student services” fee. And every university in the state tacks on a little extra for the privilege of using the school’s computer system.
October 29, 2007
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