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Faculty & Staff
Judge Acquits Dartmouth Faculty Member Accused of Shoplifting
LEBANON N.H. A Dartmouth College professor was acquitted on charges of shoplifting two bottles of diet supplements from the Lebanon Food Co-Op Store that she said she accidentally placed in her purse.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Ball State University Investigating Racist Notes in Basketball Coach Ronny Thompson’s Office
MUNCIE Ind. Ball State University is investigating the source of notes with racist language found in the offices of men’s basketball coach Ronny Thompson and his staff.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Louisville Assistant Basketball Coach Menzies to Take Over as Head Coach of New Mexico State
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. Louisville assistant men’s basketball coach Marvin Menzies will take over as head coach at New Mexico State.
June 27, 2007
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Community Colleges
Financial, Academic Woes Mount for Alabama Black College
MOBILE Ala. A report by the state two-year college system finds that Bishop State Community College is in “serious trouble” with financial and academic woes and a criminal probe of some former students and employees, Chancellor Bradley Byrne said.
June 27, 2007
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South Dakota’s Bar Exam To Cover Indian Law
PIERRE S.D. For the first time in state history, people wishing to become lawyers in South Dakota will have to be educated on the basics of American Indian law.
June 27, 2007
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Connecticut Education Law May be Affected by New Supreme Court Ruling
HARTFORD Conn. A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling could affect a decades-old Connecticut law requiring individual schools to reflect the demographics of their communities, state officials said Thursday.
June 27, 2007
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Hispanic Veterans Suing Over Texas Denial of Tuition Waver
DALLAS Two Texas veterans are challenging a state policy barring them from receiving college tuition waivers because they were legal residents but not yet U.S. citizens when they entered the service.
June 27, 2007
Faculty & Staff
Pa. universities, coaches’ union announce tentative contract
HARRISBURG Pa. Leaders of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities and the union representing 350 non-faculty coaches announced a tentative four-year contract Thursday, two days before the current pact was set to expire.
June 27, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Luna Community College names interim president
LAS VEGAS N.M. A former Northern New Mexico Community College president is now interim president of Luna Community College.
June 27, 2007
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Seattle parent feels ‘vindicated’ by Supreme Court school ruling
SEATTLE Kathleen Brose never understood why the Seattle School Board wanted to use race in assigning students to public high schools, especially when students from so many backgrounds already attended each.
June 27, 2007
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Democratic presidential candidates to debate racial issues at Howard University; Tavis Smiley to moderate
WASHINGTON The struggles of the nation’s blacks a loyal Democratic voting bloc topped the agenda Thursday as the party’s eight presidential candidates gathered for their third primary debate.
June 27, 2007
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Lawyer argues against $3M Memphis pledge to Lemoyne-Owen
MEMPHIS Tenn. A Memphis resident is arguing that a pledge by the Memphis City Council to give $3 million to financially struggling Lemoyne-Owen College amounts to a public gift to a private institution.
June 27, 2007
Sports
Cheyney placed on 3 years probation for major violations
CHEYNEY Pa. Cheyney University was placed on three years probation by the NCAA on Thursday for a series of major violations in the Division II school’s football program.
June 27, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Tennessee Board of Regents’ finance committee approves tuition increase
JACKSON Tenn. The Tennessee Board of Regents Finance Committee voted unanimously Thursday to approve a 6 percent tuition increase.
June 27, 2007
Community Colleges
Judge concerned about plea deal in Alabama junior college probe
BIRMINGHAM Ala. A federal judge refused to accept a plea agreement with an Auburn businessman who has become a major witness in the criminal investigation of Alabama’s two-year college system.
June 27, 2007
Leadership & Policy
Raises approved for Oklahoma University Athletic Director, football and basketball coaches
ARDMORE Okla. Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione and five of the Sooners’ head coaches including football coach Bob Stoops and basketball coaches Sherri Coale and Jeff Capel had raises approved Wednesday by the university’s Board of Regents.
June 27, 2007
Sports
University of Florida’s Noah, Horford and Brewer hope to make draft history
NEW YORK Florida’s Joakim Noah, Al Horford and Corey Brewer have had a special bond ever since joining the Gators.
June 27, 2007
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Documentary creators sue filmmakers over Marshall University movie
HUNTINGTON W.Va. The creators of the award-winning documentary “Ashes to Glory” have filed a $40 million lawsuit alleging the makers of the Hollywood film “We Are Marshall” stole their ideas and research.
June 27, 2007
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