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Falwell life insurance money rids Liberty University of its debt

LYNCHBURG Virginia The late Rev. Jerry Falwell left a $34 million (euro25 million) life insurance policy to the college and church he founded, ridding the financially troubled Liberty University of its debt, his son said.

August 12, 2007

UCLA reinstates assistant coach arrested for burglary

LOS ANGELES UCLA reinstated assistant football coach Eric Scott, who’d been on administrative leave after an arrest on suspicion of residential burglary last month.

August 12, 2007

UW-Madison delays plan to increase tuition for engineering majors

MADISON Wis. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has delayed a plan to increase tuition for undergraduate engineering majors by $1,400 over three years.

August 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Legislator says he may want EKU president’s job

RICHMOND Ky. A state representative said he may consider pursuing the vacant president’s job at Eastern Kentucky University.

August 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

E. Mich. sends back donor money to Sallie Mae group

YPSILANTI Mich. Eastern Michigan University has returned more than $161,000 to a foundation affiliated with Sallie Mae. It’s among lenders facing questions in a New York state investigation into agreements giving lenders better access to students in exchange for money or services.

August 12, 2007

FIU students building green home to display at Olympics

MIAMI While most participants in Beijing’s Summer Olympics next year will be going for the gold, a group of Florida college students will go for the green.

August 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

UM using mail, Internet and word of mouth to spread new alcohol policy

OXFORD Miss. University of Mississippi officials are making sure students and football fans know the new campus alcohol policy.

August 12, 2007

CU-Boulder expects 5,500 to 5,600 incoming freshmen

BOULDER Colo. University of Colorado officials expect 5,500 to 5,600 new freshmen on the Boulder campus this fall, based on who has paid their enrollment deposits so far.

August 12, 2007

African-American

Kmart launches multicultural doll brands as popularity of ethnic toys grows

CHICAGO Toy store aisles are getting a multicultural makeover.

August 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

University president wants to listen, learn

IOWA CITY Iowa Sally Mason just wants to listen.

August 12, 2007

University of Florida developing new blueberry breeds

GAINESVILLE Fla. On a muggy Friday afternoon, Paul Lyrene peers across a greenhouse on the University of Florida campus.

August 12, 2007

U.S. wins twice in softball at World University Games, plays Canada

BANGKOK Thailand Two wins by the U.S. softball team at the World University Games on Monday earned it a daunting medal-round game against Canada.

August 12, 2007

CSU officers say community policing keeps crime low

FORT COLLINS Colo. Colorado State University police say a community policing program has kept campus crime low.

August 12, 2007

Clinton tackles ‘black enough’ question at Vegas conference

LAS VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on her experience and years of public service Thursday when asked the question: “Are you black enough?”

August 12, 2007

Recruitment & Retention

BHSU has lowest retention success

PIERRE S.D. Black Hills State University had the lowest retention rate among the state’s public universities in the most recent report, with only half of the freshman class returning the next year.

August 12, 2007

College representatives gather for campus security conference

RICHMOND Va. Representatives from colleges and universities across Virginia gathered Monday for a campus security conference called by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to discuss how schools can best respond during emergencies.

August 12, 2007

University of Iowa on alert after threats of pipe bombs

IOWA CITY Iowa The University of Iowa was placed on alert Monday after an employee received two anonymous e-mails saying four pipe bombs were on university property and that anyone who approached the bombs would activate them and be killed, university officials said.

August 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Colleges Struggle to Quit Rankings Habit

VANCOUVER Wash. U.S. News & World Report releases its annual college rankings Friday in the face of the loudest and best-organized criticism from educators the magazine has ever encountered. But for all the complaints that the rankings warp college admissions and distract colleges from educating students, U.S. News still has the upper hand. Colleges are having a hard time quitting the magazine’s annual beauty contest.

August 12, 2007