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CU Sees Rise In Reports Of Staph Infections

BOULDER Colo. The University of Colorado is pulling some equipment from the recreation center following a rise in staph infections among students.

October 23, 2007

College Students Say Hidden Guns Should be Allowed on Campus

COLUMBUS Ohio Students at Ohio State University and at other U.S. schools planned to wear empty gun holsters on their waists this week to protest laws that ban concealed weapons on campuses.

October 23, 2007

Eastern Kentucky University Names New President

RICHMOND Ky. Doug Whitlock was named Monday as the 11th president at Eastern Kentucky University.

October 23, 2007

University of Phoenix Owner Apollo Group Sees Jump in Profit With Surge In Enrollment

PHOENIX Apollo Group Inc., an education provider that owns the University of Phoenix, said Monday its fourth quarter earnings rose by more than a third as revenue jumped from a surge in enrollment.

October 23, 2007

University of Missouri System Adds Guidelines For Student Lenders

COLUMBIA Mo. The University of Missouri system has joined at least 11 other public and private colleges in the state that have adopted codes of conduct designed to limit favoritism when linking banks with student borrowers.

October 23, 2007

Fired Univ. of Louisiana Coach Wins $2 million Judgment in Discrimination case

LAFAYETTE La. The first black head football coach at any major Louisiana university has won a $2 million judgment in a law-suit claiming that the University of Louisiana at Lafayette fired him because of his race, not because his teams lost 80 percent of their games.

October 23, 2007

Study: Student Loan Default Rates Highest Among Minorities

A new analysis of National Center for Education Statistics data shows high student loan default rates for Black and Hispanic students, students who leave college with a heavy debt burden and college graduates who take low-paying jobs.

October 23, 2007

Best & Brightest: Told He Lacked the “Intellectual Capacity” To Learn, Ph.D Candidate Proves Otherwise

Markell Harrison-Jackson grew up with a self-destructive combination of uncontrollable anger and learning inability.

October 23, 2007

Antioch Alumni Try to Keep Ohio College Open

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio Hanging by a chain from the ceiling in the main hallway of Antioch Hall is a black sign that reads: “Office of Transition.”

October 23, 2007

N.Y. Considers Felony For Display Of Noose

ALBANY N.Y. Following a growing use of a threatening image, New York state’s Legislature on Monday moved toward making a felony of etching, drawing, painting or displaying a noose.

October 22, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Tutu Will Visit St. Thomas If Professor Is Reinstated

ST. PAUL Minn. Nobel peace laureate Desmond Tutu has notified the University of St. Thomas that he’ll accept an invitation to speak on campus next spring, but only if the university reinstates Cris Toffolo as director of the Justice and Peace Studies Program.

October 22, 2007

Bethany College Names New President

BETHANY W.Va. Bethany College has named Scott D. Miller as its 19th president.

October 22, 2007

Back Home in Virginia, Former Norfolk State Professor to Return to Ethiopia

VIRGINIA BEACH Va. Freed from a prison in Ethiopia, Yacob Hailemariam is home in Virginia but said he will risk arrest again in his homeland to promote democratic rule.

October 22, 2007

HBCU Students Push National Petition To Oust Jena Prosecutor

A group of Atlanta University Center students are enlisting college students from across the country to help push for the ouster of the district attorney in Jena, La.

October 22, 2007

College Costs Rise, Undercut Gains in Financial Aid

Tuition and other fees at two-year and four-year institutions rose significantly higher this year compared to the previous academic year, outpacing the slow growth of federal financial aid, according to a recent report released the by College Board.

October 22, 2007

Leonard Haynes Named Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs

Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has named Dr. Leonard L. Haynes III executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs, replacing Charles M. Greene, who abruptly resigned earlier this month.

October 22, 2007

Virginia Tech Campaign Aims to Raise $1 Billion

BLACKSBURG, Va. Virginia Tech has set a $1 billion goal for its third fundraising campaign, and is already more than halfway there.

October 21, 2007

Hattiesburg Artist Keeps Tuskegee Airmen’s Legacy Alive

HATTIESBURG, Miss. The history of the Tuskegee Airmen will forever have a place in the halls of some the nation’s most prestigious military museums, thanks to a McComb, Miss., native who now calls Hattiesburg home.

October 21, 2007