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Purdue Latinos Celebrate Cordova Presidency

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Sophomore Elizabeth Gutierrez sometimes felt out of place at Purdue University. That was before she became active in its Latino Cultural Center and the school hired its first Hispanic president, France Cordova.

September 17, 2007

D.A. Under Fire for Hazing Case

TRENTON, N.J. After a Rider University freshman died following a drinking binge at an on-campus fraternity, prosecutors took the unusual step of indicting two university officials.

September 17, 2007

UT officials admit mistakes in not reporting lab miscues

AUSTIN University of Texas officials have acknowledged they failed to report 10 out of 13 laboratory accidents to federal authorities in the last seven years.

September 16, 2007

Venezuela’s Chavez Warns Private Schools

CARACAS Venezuela President Hugo Chavez threatened on Monday to close or take over any private school that refuses to submit to the oversight of his socialist government as it develops a new curriculum and textbooks.

September 16, 2007

Mississippian is first woman official in Bowl Subdivision

MEMPHIS Tenn. When Jacksonville State and Memphis kicked off Saturday night, line judge S.B. Thomas didn’t stand out.

September 16, 2007

Albert Chester throws 2TDs to lead Florida A&M to 30-17 victory

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Albert Chester threw two touchdown passes and Philip Sylvester ran for 222 yards to lead Florida A&M to a 30-17 win over Howard on Saturday.

September 16, 2007

UAPB loses in final minute

Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s defense fell one play short.

September 16, 2007

Alabama A&M posts 45-14 win over MVSU, first 3-0 start since ’66

HUNTSVILLE Ala. Kelcy Luke threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as Alabama A&M defeated Mississippi Valley State University 45-14.

September 16, 2007

Yale University to return Machu Picchu artifacts to Peru

LIMA Peru Yale University has agreed to return thousands of Inca artifacts taken from Peru’s famed Machu Picchu citadel almost a century ago, the government said Saturday.

September 16, 2007

For international student, having two roomies no big deal

NEOSHO Mo. Living in a foreign land isn’t always easy.

September 16, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Legal scholar’s dismissal could delay UCI law school opening

IRVINE Calif. The opening of the University of California, Irvine’s new law school in 2009 could be delayed now that the school has to begin a new search for a founding dean, said officials.

September 16, 2007

Startup’s PC-sharing tech could rival more celebrated efforts to bring low-cost computing to disadvantaged students

When the government minister for technology in Macedonia, one of Europe’s poorest countries, decided to jolt the nation’s educational system by outfitting schools with new computers, he had a surprising array of blue-chip choices.

September 16, 2007

2 University of Arkansas Medical School residency programs on probation

LITTLE ROCK Two family medicine programs for training doctors that are operated by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences are on probation by an accrediting group for deficiencies in supervising doctors in training while they delivered babies and for weakness in continuing education for physicians.

September 16, 2007

Leadership & Policy

UC regents rescind invitation to former Harvard president

DAVIS Calif. University of California regents rescinded a speaking invitation to former Harvard University President Larry Summers after female faculty members protested.

September 16, 2007

UM official says student died after falling from tree at frat house

JACKSON Miss. A University of Mississippi freshman died Saturday after climbing a tree to retrieve a football at 3:45 a.m. and falling on his head, officials said.

September 16, 2007

D.A. Under Fire for Hazing Case

TRENTON N.J. After a Rider University freshman died following a drinking binge at an on-campus fraternity, prosecutors made the unusual step of indicting two university officials.

September 16, 2007

Man accused of assaulting East Indian students at UNM

ALBUQUERQUE A man has been arraigned on three counts of battery in attacks on two East Indian students near the University of New Mexico.

September 16, 2007

UH-Hilo offering financial aid to older students

HILO Hawaii Imagine going back to college in your late 20s or even your 30s or 40s to finish an undergraduate degree. There would be homework, tests and rubbing shoulders with much younger students.

September 16, 2007