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Ex-dean calls herself ‘victim’ of admissions scandal
A former University of Illinois law school dean has made a final effort to distance herself from an admissions scandal, writing a lengthy letter to the state panel charged with investigating the practices. Heidi Hurd — who testified before the Illinois Admission Review Commission nearly a month ago — sent a 15-page letter late last […]
August 5, 2009
Sports
Texas A&M wants evaluation of athletic facility built by makers of collapsed Cowboys site
R. Bowen Loftin, interim president of Texas A&M University, has requested an independent safety analysis of the McFerrin Athletic Center. According to the Dallas Morning News, the facility was erected by the same company, Summit Structures LLC of Allentown, Pa., that built the Dallas Cowboys practice facility that collapsed in May, injuring 12. © Copyright […]
August 5, 2009
Community Colleges
Community colleges aren’t the bargain they used to be
Classes were cheaper when Merced College students enrolled for their summer courses, but now they have to pay a higher bill for this fall.  According to the Merced Sun-Star, when registration opened in April, fees for the statewide two-year college system were set at $20 a unit. After an extended debate over the state budget, […]
August 5, 2009
Students
ISU to hire for graduate students to teach
The provost for Idaho State University says the school will rely more on graduate students rather than temporary faculty members to teach in the classroom.  According to the Idaho State Journal, he university fired several full-time adjunct faculty during the most recent school year, and sent notices to another 20 saying their contracts for the […]
August 5, 2009
Preparing Graduate Students to Teach
Students
ISU to hire for graduate students to teach
The provost for Idaho State University says the school will rely more on graduate students rather than temporary faculty members to teach in the classroom.  According to the Idaho State Journal, he university fired several full-time adjunct faculty during the most recent school year, and sent notices to another 20 saying their contracts for the […]
August 5, 2009
Preparing Graduate Students to Teach
Students
Kennesaw State U to open ‘green’ dining hall
Kennesaw State University is opening its new “green” dining hall this week, complete with composting, recycling and locally grown produce. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the university is set to cut the ribbon on the new facility Thursday morning, a week before classes begin for the fall semester Aug. 15. The 54,000-square-foot dining hall […]
August 5, 2009
Students
Kennesaw State U to open ‘green’ dining hall
Kennesaw State University is opening its new “green” dining hall this week, complete with composting, recycling and locally grown produce. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the university is set to cut the ribbon on the new facility Thursday morning, a week before classes begin for the fall semester Aug. 15. The 54,000-square-foot dining hall […]
August 5, 2009
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IA regents approve budget for public universities
The Iowa Board of Regents has approved a nearly $4 billion budget for Iowa’s three public universities with expected layoffs and bigger classes. According to the Chicago Tribune, the regents on Wednesday in Cedar Falls approved the spending plan for the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. © Copyright […]
August 5, 2009
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Community Colleges
Community colleges ink student transfer deal with National University
National University, a private university with locations in the Central Valley, says it has signed an agreement with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office that makes it easier for students at community colleges to transfer to National. According to the Central Valley Business Times, students at any of California’s 110 community colleges can transfer units […]
August 5, 2009
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Tuition for local college transfers capped by ASU
Incoming students from the Maricopa Community College District enrolled in one of the 20 most-popular transfer-degree programs will now be treated like Arizona State University freshmen.  According to KSWT 13 News, the agreement is aimed at keeping tuition rates down for students pursuing degrees who transfer to ASU within three years of beginning community college.  […]
August 5, 2009
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Native Americans
Tribal Colleges Seeking Stability in Federal Funding Cycles
For Leonard Dauphinais, one of the most challenging things about running a tribal college is not a lack of federal funding but trying to figure out when that funding will arrive at his school.
August 5, 2009
Latinx
Smashing the Stereotypes On the Big Screen
While attending graduate school at Stanford University, Dr. Chon Noriega watched four fi lms that impacted his life: “Stand and Deliver,” “La Bamba,” “Milagro Beanfi eld War” and “Born in East L.A.”
August 5, 2009
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Students
Report: J-Schools Not Making the Grade
In a time of two wars, global terrorism and precarious diplomatic relations with several rogue leaders, many of the United States’ top journalism programs are still not teaching students how to responsibly cover violence and conflict, according to a recently released report by the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda at the University of Maryland, College Park.
August 5, 2009
Teaching Unprepared Students
Asian American Pacific Islander
Quote of Note:
“Judge Sotomayor’s hearing begins, and she graciously introduces her extended family, including her twin nephews Corey and Conner Sotomayor, who are adopted from Korea. It’s one example of how complex the modern American family is, and how outdated traditional ideas of race and culture are. When the Sotomayor twins apply to college, which box will […]
August 5, 2009
African-American
IU Press Puts Books, Journals Online
Indiana University’s academic press has started putting books and journals online.
August 5, 2009
Latinx
Power Players for HSIs and Tribal Colleges
These are some of the movers and shakers who make things happen in Washington, D.C.
August 5, 2009
Faculty & Staff
“Green” For All
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson works to ensure minorities are not left out of the burgeoning ‘green’ economy.
August 5, 2009
HBCUs
Confronting Climate Change
A Black think tank convenes a commission to focus on the disparate impact of climate change on minority communities and help involve historically Black institutions in clean energy projects.
August 5, 2009
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