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Finally, Shootings Becoming a Distant Memory at Duquesne

PITTSBURGH Duquesne University’s basketball team took the court Friday night without hearing the two words that have dominated any discussion about the Dukes for 13 months.

October 14, 2007

Former Duke Lacrosse Coach Files Lawsuit Against Former Employer

CHAPEL HILL N.C. The former Duke University men’s lacrosse coach who resigned last year amid allegations that three of his players raped a stripper has sued the university.

October 14, 2007

Study: Iowa Students Rely More on Loans to Fund Tuition

DES MOINES Iowa Iowa’s college students are relying more on student loans and less on grants to cover tuition, according to a new report by the Iowa College Student Aid Commission.

October 14, 2007

Princeton Student Eating Clubs Taking Heat Over Underage Drinking

PRINCETON BOROUGH N.J. Local authorities are stepping up pressure to curtail underage drinking at Princeton University student eating clubs.

October 14, 2007

Southern University’s Interim Chancellor Trying to Retain Students

BATON ROUGE La. Margaret Ambrose may only be the “interim” chancellor of Southern University, but that does not mean she is just keeping a seat warm.

October 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Florida Lawmakers Pass $1.1 Billion Budget Cut, Tuition Increase

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Florida’s budget could shrink by about $1.1 billion and college students may pay higher tuition due to legislation passed Friday in response to a shortfall in tax revenue blamed mainly on a housing slump.

October 14, 2007

UNC Officials May Raise Admission Standards to Reduce Dropouts

CHAPEL HILL N.C. Getting into a University of North Carolina school could get tougher.

October 14, 2007

Baby Boomlet Continues to Boost Enrollment at Washington State Universities

SEATTLE Baby boomers continue to send record numbers of their children to Washington’s public four-year universities, where enrollment is up on most campuses again this year.

October 14, 2007

Community Colleges

Extra Security at Mesa Community College After Phone Threat

PHOENIX Extra security was in place Saturday at Mesa Community College after school officials received a telephone threat from a man claiming he planned to shoot people on campus.

October 14, 2007

Women Filling Some University Classes at Higher Rate

FORT WAYNE, Ind. As a single man, Alex O’Shaughnessey doesn’t mind being outnumbered by women. At least not at school, he says.

October 14, 2007

O’Keeffe Museum Wants to Block Deal Between Fisk, Arkansas Museum

BENTONVILLE Ark. The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in New Mexico plans to challenge a $30 million plan for Fisk University to share its prized art collection with a new Arkansas museum.

October 14, 2007

Jackson State University Lifts Band Suspension

JACKSON Miss. Jackson State University officials have lifted a temporary suspension on the school’s marching band following the conclusion of an investigation into hazing allegations.

October 14, 2007

Judge Denies Move to Stop Grambling State University Construction

GRAMBLING La. A district court judge denied a move by the town of Grambling to stop housing construction at Grambling State University. But, according to the attorney representing GSU’s third-party financier, construction on the project already has been completed.

October 14, 2007

The “Eddie Robinson Rule” Could Boost Number of Minority College Sports Coaches

A group of major college athletic directors are working on guidelines to boost the number of minority coaches hired to lead college sports teams.

October 13, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Mistrial for Ex-Texas Southern University President

HOUSTON Jurors in the trial of former Texas Southern University president Priscilla Slade said they could not decide if she misspent school funds to lavishly decorate her homes, resulting in a mistrial.

October 13, 2007

Perspectives: Using White Privilege To Rank Black Colleges

Just over a month ago, days after U.S. News & World Report released the “America’s Best Colleges” rankings, editor Brian Kelly was in Little Rock, Ark., to lecture at the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas.

October 13, 2007

Study Notes College-access Barriers Faced By Asian American Students

Despite the pervasive “model-minority” myth of overachieving Asian Americans easily getting into U.S. colleges and universities, a study at the University of California, Los Angeles has found that more Asian American students are facing problems in accessing higher education opportunities than ever before.

October 10, 2007

Improving Outcomes of Latino Students Focus of Forum

Latino college students who have the support of their families, start college planning by the eighth grade, take three or more years of mathematics, and start at a four-year institution are more likely to finish college, according to a new report that suggests these attributes form a strategy for closing the college-completion gap between Latino and Whites.

October 10, 2007