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University of Rhode Island President Plans to Step Down

PROVIDENCE R.I. University of Rhode Island President Robert Carothers has announced his plans to step down as a $450 million state deficit puts pressure on him to cut costs while the campus is growing.

November 19, 2007

Sallie Mae Spent $2.3 Million Lobbying on Student Lending Legislation, Other Issues in 2007

WASHINGTON The nation’s largest student lender SLM Corp., better known as Sallie Mae, spent $2.3 million to lobby the federal government in the first half of 2007, according to a disclosure form.

November 19, 2007

British Officials Boycott Oxford Debating Society over Speaking Invitation to Holocaust Denier

LONDON The British defense secretary and at least three other lawmakers canceled appearances at Oxford University’s debating society because of a speaking invitation made to David Irving, a historian once jailed in Austria for denying the Holocaust.

November 19, 2007

Community Colleges

West Hawaii Campus Building not a Long-term Solution

KAILUA-KONA Hawaii Work is to begin next summer on the first building for the planned West Hawaii Community College center, but it’s not a state or university project.

November 19, 2007

Community College Photo

New Mexico Highlands University Appeals Decision to Revoke Specialty Accreditation

LAS VEGAS N.M. New Mexico Highlands University is asking a national organization not to yank the specialty accreditation for its school of education.

November 19, 2007

Tutoring Program Leads to Graduation Success for Hispanic Youth

ALBUQUERQUE Gabriela Dominguez wraps her arms around her cousins Adrian and Angel, encouraging them to study hard so they don’t end up on Albuquerque’s long list of dropouts.

November 19, 2007

College Sports and Drug-policies: Newspaper Finds Inconsistencies

SALT LAKE CITY When it comes to testing athletes for drugs, there are many inconsistencies at colleges and universities, from the money spent on programs to punishments given to offenders, a newspaper reported Sunday.

November 19, 2007

Binghamton Developing Plans to Open Law School

VESTAL N.Y. The State University at Binghamton is developing plans to open a law school.

November 19, 2007

Wesleyan to Offer Scholarships to Military Vets

MIDDLETOWN Conn. Wesleyan University, a liberal arts school known for its liberal student body, plans to offer up to 10 new scholarships to military veterans.

November 19, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Mobile Students Rally to Support Teen Who Received Racist Letter

MOBILE Ala. About 100 students at St. Paul’s Episcopal School stood outside in the courtyard to show their support for a black classmate who received a racist, threatening letter in her locker this week.

November 19, 2007

Community Colleges

Tennessee State Panel Recommends No Tuition Hike for Community Colleges

NASHVILLE Tenn. A state panel is recommending for the first time that community college and technology center tuition rates not be increased.

November 19, 2007

Regents: Assault Allegations Raise Question about Iowa Policies

IOWA CITY Iowa The way the University of Iowa has handled allegations of sexual assault by a female student raises questions about whether the universities polices are adequate, according to a letter sent by the president of the Board of Regents to U of I President Sally Mason.

November 19, 2007

Community Colleges

Kirkwood Professor Makes Push for Atheism

DES MOINES Iowa An Iowa community college professor is leading an effort to promote atheism and lobby for the removal of religious references from public life.

November 19, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Dixie State College Ready to Surrender Name, Mascot

ST. GEORGE Utah Dixie State College is taking its first step to giving up its formal name and “Rebel” mascot as a condition of its affiliation with the University of Utah, which says its doesn’t want to be associated with stereotypes of the Old South.

November 19, 2007

Faculty & Staff

ORU President Says He Received Prophecy Telling of Troubles

TULSA Okla. Embattled Oral Roberts University President Richard Roberts says he received a prophecy six months ago that troubles were looming.

November 19, 2007

Can Interdisciplinarity Attract More Women and Minorities to Academia?

The word that comes up again and again is “resonate.” Whenever a discussion gets going about interdisciplinary research — whether in the social sciences or natural sciences — women and minorities often say the topic resonates with them. However, to date, there is no comprehensive research addressing the issue.

November 19, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Chicano Nationalist Professor Fired Despite Student Protests of Censorship

The teaching contract of a 25-year University of New Mexico instructor, who supports the secession of Southwest states to form an independent Chicano nation, is not being renewed despite protests from students who fear the university is stifling academic freedom.

November 19, 2007

New Leader Gives Troubled Texas College a Makeover

DALLAS (AP) — Jeans, flip-flops, sneakers, T-shirts, sweats. These define the college student wardrobe, right? Not at Paul Quinn College. Not anymore.

November 19, 2007