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Oklahoma University student volunteers for Iraq duty

NORMAN Okla. University of Oklahoma student Jeff Gray knew he had a choice to make when he heard last month that his National Guard brigade had been called up for duty in Iraq.

October 1, 2007

Iranian university dean invites Bush to address professors, students

TEHRAN Iran The dean of a northeastern Iranian university has invited U.S. President George W. Bush to address professors and students and answer their questions on human rights, terrorism and the Holocaust, state television reported Monday.

October 1, 2007

Bring it on: University of Montana students increase class loads

MISSOULA Mont. University of Montana enrollment is down compared to last year, but students are taking more class credits than before, and officials say that may increase the rate at which students graduate within four years of university entrance.

October 1, 2007

From yoga to opera, fraternities cultivating a new image

COLUMBIA Mo. The basement of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house at the University of Missouri-Columbia is filled with familiar fraternity icons, from its well-worn pool table to the stacks of “Kill Bill,” “Gladiator,” and other super-violent movies on DVD. The smell of stale beer is unmistakable.

October 1, 2007

WVU plans for weeklong ‘homecoming’ of new president

CHARLESTON W.Va. West Virginia University is thinking big $100,000 big as it prepares to formally mark Mike Garrison’s journey from graduate to 22nd president this month.

October 1, 2007

Community Colleges

Enrollment grows at Carroll Community College

WESTMINSTER Md. Carroll Community College officials say full-time enrollment has jumped more than 12 percent this fall and part-time enrollment grew nearly three percent.

October 1, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Shelton State finance chief placed on leave pending probe

TUSCALOOSA Ala. The head of Shelton State Community College’s finance office was placed on paid leave Monday pending a probe of financial operations by the office, school officials said.

October 1, 2007

Colleges Offer Career Help to Alumni

Dozens of colleges and universities have begun offering career-counseling services not just to recent graduates but to thousands of alumni, including some former students who completed their degrees a decade ago or longer.

October 1, 2007

Supreme Court won’t hear Dorrance sexual harassment lawsuit

RALEIGH N.C. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition Monday to hear arguments in the sexual harassment case against the women’s soccer coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knocking down the final legal barrier to a jury trial.

October 1, 2007

Recruitment & Retention

Students face tougher competition as fewer positions open at Wall Street investment banks

NEW YORK Students looking for jobs on Wall Street may find fewer opportunities when investment banks’ recruiting teams visit campuses this fall.

October 1, 2007

Recruitment & Retention

Purdue President Cordova sets retention, graduation goals in new strategic plan

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Purdue University will focus on increasing retention and graduation rates under a strategic plan taking shape under new President France Cordova.

October 1, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Troubled FAMU Law School Gets A Boost From New Dean, Higher Bar Exam Pass Rate

Florida A&M University’s Law School, which faces a possible loss of its accreditation, recently got a boost in the form of a new dean and good news about higher pass rates on the bar exam.

September 30, 2007

Police: University of Memphis Student Shot Dead

MEMPHIS, Tenn. A University of Memphis football player was fatally shot on campus in what police believe was a targeted attack, and classes were canceled Monday as a precaution.

September 30, 2007

Grambling Investigating Pictures of Noose Lesson

GRAMBLING, La. The Grambling State University president is investigating a case in which adults at the university-run elementary school on campus put a noose around at least one child’s neck and the school newspaper’s publication of photographs of it.

September 30, 2007

Attorney for ex-Texas Southern President Asks for Mistrial

The defense attorney for Texas Southern University’s former president asked for a mistrial Friday after accusing a prosecutor of making inappropriate remarks about the case to reporters.

September 30, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Visit by Iranian President Was Just the Latest Controversy for Columbia University Leader

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger keeps finding himself in the middle of campus turmoil. He enrolled at Columbia’s law school in 1968, when the campus was convulsed by anti-war protests. He was a dean at the University of Michigan during a struggle over the school’s speech code. Later, as the university’s president, he defended its affirmative action policies all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

September 30, 2007

Keeping the DREAM Alive

A state reciprocity agreement facilitates in-state tuition for undocumented students in New Mexico and Colorado.

September 30, 2007

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A Historical Omission

Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez and colleagues were puzzled to learn of a major World War II documentary to air without the voices of Latino veterans. And then the campaign began.

September 30, 2007