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Penn’s Collaboration with Philly on School a Success Story

PHILADELPHIA In science class this fall, Maxwell Gontarek has been learning about genetic engineering by observing the offspring of two zebra fish an albino father and a wild mother.

University of California Tries to Better Understand Asian Students

The University of California is expanding the categories undergraduate applicants use to self-report their ethnicity as part of an effort to collect and better report the “complexities” of its Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Black Greeks Debate Their Future

“Enough is enough” was the sentiment of panelists and participants in Diverse’s Web chat last week, when they expressed that dangerous hazing undermines the noble principles on which Black Greek-letter organizations were founded.

At Germanna CC, Students Nurse Human-patient Simulators

LOCUST GROVE Va. Increasingly, students in the medical field can learn to tend to patients before setting foot in a hospital.

Avila Professor Reaches Out to At-risk High School Students

KANSAS CITY Mo. Tears trickled down Reulan Levin’s face as she read the thank-you letter proof that her caring had helped lift a former student over seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

Newsroom Noose Fuels Racial Tensions at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

MINNEAPOLIS — A noose hung from a newsroom ceiling has led to the firing of the news editor of the Minneapolis Community and Technical College campus newspaper.

Washington State’s Higher Education Board Drafts 10-year Plan

SEATTLE The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board got an earful when it traveled the state asking citizens to tell them what needs to be fixed about the way Washington educates people after high school.

UC Regents Approve Budget That Could Mean Higher Student Fees

BERKELEY, Calif. University of California leaders on Wednesday tentatively approved a 2008-09 budget despite objections that the proposal could lead to higher student fees.

HEA Renewal Approved, With Some Surprising New Policies

Provisions of the Higher Education Act renewal approved by a House committee on Thursday includes year-round Pell Grants allowing students flexibility in enrollment schedules, a requirement that colleges report their reasons for increasing tuition for students and creation of an international education czar at the U.S. Department of Education.

Transcripts: Diverse Web Chat on the State of Black Greek Letter Organizations

Here is the modified transcript from Diverse’s web chat on the state of Black Greek-letter Organizations, held Nov. 14.

17,000 Massachusetts Seniors Get Free Scholarships to State Colleges

MALDEN Mass. Nearly 17,000 seniors in Massachusetts high schools now have free tuition to state colleges or universities.

Nebraska Vote Sought on Affirmative-action Ban

LINCOLN Neb. A battle over affirmative action will be fought in Nebraska heading into the 2008 presidential election, part of a California group’s multistate plan to bar race and gender as a factor in hiring and admissions decisions.

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