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Community Colleges

Indiana Black Expo president going to Ivy Tech Community College

INDIANAPOLIS The president of Indiana Black Expo is stepping down to take a job heading the fundraising efforts for Ivy Tech Community College.

October 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Hispanic graduation rate at the University of Maryland lagging

The six-year graduation rate among Hispanic students at the University of Maryland is lagging behind those of white and Asian students by about 15 percent, university President Dan Mote said in his State of the Campus address this year.

October 2, 2007

South Dakota’ state-owned universities see record enrollment

PIERRE S.D. Enrollment in South Dakota’s six state-owned universities increased 4 percent this fall, setting another record, the state Board of Regents announced Tuesday.

October 2, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Oregon Coast Community College Gets New Home, At Last

NEWPORT Ore. Oregon Coast Community College has been without a home for 20 years.

October 2, 2007

Tuition economics 101: Pick a college you can afford

Would you sell your home, put off retirement or dip into your 401(k) to buy a Lamborghini or Hermes handbag for your teenager? Didn’t think so.

October 2, 2007

Haslams donate $10M to UT-Knoxville for academics

KNOXVILLE Tenn. A $10 million gift to the University of Tennessee’s main campus announced Tuesday will be used to support its acclaimed forensic anthropology and Renaissance studies programs, endowed professorships and honors scholarships that include study abroad.

October 2, 2007

Former governor testifies on behalf of ousted TSU president Priscilla Slade

HOUSTON Former Gov. Mark White testified on behalf of Texas Southern University’s ousted president on Tuesday afternoon during her financial mismanagement trial.

October 2, 2007

Sallie Mae insists on original $25 billion deal as investors cut cash offer by 17 percent

WASHINGTON Sallie Mae insisted Tuesday that the investors reducing by 17 percent their cash offer for the nation’s largest student lender honor their original $25 billion deal.

October 2, 2007

DREAM Act Deferred — Again

Legislation to help illegal immigrant students access higher education suffered another setback in the Senate last week. But the Senate’s top Democrat has pledged an up-or-down vote on the measure by mid-November.

October 1, 2007

Native Americans

Survey Finds More Prejudice Toward American Indians

TULSA, Okla. Results of a racism survey at the University of Tulsa showing American Indians more likely to be regarded with prejudice than other minorities by White students surprised researchers.

October 1, 2007

Texas A&M Minority Enrollment Drive Stalls

COLLEGE STATION, Texas A record number of Black and Hispanic students applied and were accepted to Texas A&M University this fall, but their representation in the freshman class remained even with the previous two years.

October 1, 2007

William Murphy, law professor who challenged segregation, dead at 87

JACKSON, Miss. Constitutional law professor William P. Murphy, who enraged Mississippi segregationists in the 1950s and 1960s by teaching that school integration was the law of the land, died Saturday of prostate cancer. He was 87.

October 1, 2007

University of Connecticut’s new president being assisted by transition team

The University of Connecticut’s new president is getting some pointers from a transition team similar to those often used to help new corporate executives.

October 1, 2007

University of Alaska Southeast to offer bachelor’s degree in art

JUNEAU Alaska The University of Alaska Southeast plans to add a bachelor’s degree in art to its curriculum in the spring semester, making it easier for art students to enter graduate programs, university officials said.

October 1, 2007

Deficits may end state support for the University of California

SACRAMENTO California will face persistent budget deficits over the next 20 years unless officials take corrective steps that could include ending state support for the University of California and asking voters to raise property taxes to pay for public works projects, Treasurer Bill Lockyer said Monday.

October 1, 2007

University of New Mexico freshmen retention rate tops 76 percent

ALBUQUERQUE A record 76.6 percent of freshmen who began their coursework at the University of New Mexico last summer and fall returned for a second year, school officials said Monday.

October 1, 2007

Private student loans sow seeds may haunt students, US economy for years

The near doubling in the cost of a college degree the past decade has produced an explosion in high-priced student loans that could haunt the U.S. economy for years.

October 1, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Ohio State University president Gordon Gee officially takes over

COLUMBUS Ohio The Ohio State University’s rehired president Gordon Gee officially took over Monday, telling well-wishers who greeted him with a surprise celebration that it was the first day of his dream of returning to the university.

October 1, 2007