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Critics say SDSU expansion plan fails to address impacts

SAN DIEGO Critics of San Diego State University’s expansion plans say the university is underestimating the impact of the project on traffic, neighborhoods and the environment.

August 12, 2007

CMU researchers get federal grant to study air quality

PITTSBURGH Two Carnegie Mellon University researchers have been tapped by the federal government to study how climate change and international pollution affect air quality in the United States.

August 12, 2007

Virginia Tech killings underscore guns-on-campus campaign

RICHMOND Virginia Some U.S. college students want the right to carry guns on campus, saying they should have the ability to protect themselves in the event of a shooting like the one that left 33 people dead at Virginia Tech this spring.

August 12, 2007

South Portland to provide postsecondary scholarships

SOUTH PORTLAND Maine A community group wants to help South Portland High School graduates to continue their education and will put up money to get the job done.

August 12, 2007

State Postsecondary Education Research

Student loan holders sue to block college building plan

JEFFERSON CITY Mo. A lawsuit by student loan holders seeks to block Gov. Matt Blunt’s $350 million plan to finance college construction projects by taking money from the state’s student loan authority.

August 12, 2007

4 promising students symbols of scourge of Newark’s violence

NEWARK N.J. The four college-age friends who were hanging out in a schoolyard late on a Saturday night were the type of children who make hometowns proud, especially hard-luck hometowns like this one.

August 12, 2007

NC ethics commission removes, fines state appointees, including ECSU trustee

RALEIGH N.C. The State Ethics Commission removed two appointees from their positions Friday and recommended removing three more because they didn’t fill out a new economic disclosure form required due five months ago under the state’s new ethics law.

August 12, 2007

Fayetteville State says standardized test used incorrectly

FAYETTEVILLE N.C. Fayetteville State University has told nursing students a standardized test that prompted complaints after students failed it won’t be used as part of their grade.

August 12, 2007

After audit, new FAMU president says problems being corrected

TALLAHASSEE Fla. Already on probation for financial irregularities, Florida A&M University has been hit with another state audit critical of the way the school does its business.

August 12, 2007

Bulldogs trying to repeat after losing stars

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are the defending Southwestern Athletic Conference champions and picked to win it again.

August 12, 2007

Community Colleges

UNM, community college to share campus

RIO RANCHO N.M. The University of New Mexico and Central New Mexico Community College plan to share a new campus in Rio Rancho.

August 12, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Byrne: Looking for managers to lead two-year colleges

POINT CLEAR Ala. The new chancellor of Alabama’s system of two-year colleges said Saturday that a background in education is not a requirement to be a college president.

August 12, 2007

Diversity and Race Feature Prominently at AEJMC Convention

Nearly 1,800 journalism educators gathered in Washington D.C., last week for the 90th annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference, an event packed with programming examining numerous facets of journalism teaching and practice.

August 12, 2007

Temple Names New Leader For Blockson Afro-American Collection

Historian and archivist Dr. Diane Turner has been named as the successor to Charles L. Blockson, the legendary curator and founder of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University who stepped down in December.

August 12, 2007

Ore. Study Notes High Drug Use Among Hispanics Trying to Adapt

PORTLAND, Ore. A study led by an Oregon State University sociologist runs counter to some assumptions that Hispanic immigrants tend to bring their drug habits with them to the United States.

August 12, 2007

Abanishe named coach as Lincoln revives football

OXFORD Pa. Olabaniji Abanishe is the new football coach at Lincoln University, which is bringing back football after a 47-year absence.

August 9, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Ward Churchill: By Firing Him, CU Regents ‘Gutted Academic Freedom’

BOULDER, Colo. Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill may have lost his job, but he hasn’t lost his nerve.

August 9, 2007

Ethics and Global Politics

Community Colleges

Sen. Dodd Unveils Free Community College Plan

CONCORD, N.H. Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd’s plan to make higher education more accessible includes promises of free community college education for every American — so long as states agree to foot half the cost.

August 9, 2007

Community College Photo