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Many Texas Grads Not Ready for College, Panel Says

AUSTIN Texas high school graduates enter college far less ready for the harder course load than other students do, according to new research. The study shows nearly half of the state’s college freshmen take remedial classes, which includes 63 percent of college-bound Hispanics who qualify for remedial programs.

Best and Brightest: A Selfless Southern University Leader is Born

One of Carey Ash’s first acts as president of the Student Government Association at Southern University at Baton Rouge was to make sure students who couldn’t afford textbooks had access to them anyway. That meant giving up his own scholarship money to purchase the books.

USD Newspaper Editor Files Complaint

VERMILLION S.D. The editor in chief of The Volante, the student newspaper at the University of South Dakota, has filed an open meetings complaint with the Clay County state’s attorney’s office.

Student Group Wants More Guns on Campus

SAN MARCOS Texas Mike Guzman and thousands of other students say the best way to prevent campus bloodshed is more guns.

WKU Fraternity Suspended for Hazing, Animal Cruelty Reinstated

BOWLING GREEN Ky. A fraternity at Western Kentucky University suspended for hazing and mistreating a goat has been reinstated.

UC Santa Barbara Sigma Chi Fraternity Surrenders Charter After Hazing

SANTA BARBARA Calif. The Sigma Chi fraternity has surrendered its University of California, Santa Barbara, charter in wake of a hazing incident a year ago that led to criminal charges.

In Brief: Schools Chief Tells Principals No Assemblies for Ethnic Groups

Complaints about a meeting to improve Black and Hispanic test scores leads to mandate to end assemblies for ethnic groups; the incidence of hate crimes rose 8 percent last year, according to FBI; Jackson State University student is missing.

ND’s Two Largest Universities See Opposite Enrollment Trends

GRAND FORKS N.D. North Dakota’s two largest universities have seen enrollment trends in opposition directions over the past few years.

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.

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.

Some Faculty Question NDSU Professor’s ‘Distinguished’ Status

FARGO N.D. Four of Tom Isern’s fellow professors at North Dakota State University are questioning whether he deserves a special award and the pay raise and title that goes with it.

Rhodes Scholars Named for 2008

WASHINGTON Thirty-two men and women from across the United States have been selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2008, the scholarship trust announced Sunday.

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