Updated: U-Va. president urges McDonnell to change law in response to lacrosse killing
Source: voices.washingt Posted By: Len WIS...5291 days ago
Campus: University of Virginia-Main Campus
University of Virginia President John T. Casteen met with Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) today to ask him to change state law so college officials would be notified if students are arrested. The....
Glass tubing broke in A&M lab explosion
Source: chron.com Posted By: Cat BEC...5291 days ago
Campus: Texas A & M University
Two Texas A&M graduate students were treated for minor injuries after glass tubing overpressurized and broke during a lab experiment. Texas A&M spokesman Chris Meyer says the students were....
Source: articles.chicag Posted By: Cat BEC...5291 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois officials have chosen Michael Hogan, the University of Connecticut president, as the school's next president, picking a historian who has long ties to the Midwest and public....
Campus' Drinking Ban Sends Students To Bars
Source: ktul.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...5293 days ago
Campus: University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Oklahoma students agree there is less drinking on campus compared to some other colleges and universities, but that doesn't mean students are drinking less. Edmond freshman Scott....
Va. college offers rent-a-textbook
Source: voices.washingt Posted By: Maxcy JON...5293 days ago
Campus: College of William and Mary
The College of William & Mary's bookstore will offer a textbook-rental program starting in the upcoming school year. The college said in a release that the program will allow students to rent....
Kaplan University: A For-Profit Take On Education
Source: NPR Posted By: Erin HER...5296 days ago
Campus: Kaplan Institute
The Washington Post Co. announced Wednesday that it's putting Newsweek up for sale. The magazine is losing money, and its paid weekly subscriptions have dropped below 2 million. But although....
Ethics expert to head Harvard Business School
Source: voices.washingt Posted By: Billy TAM...5296 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
Could it be that business schools will start to care more about ethics? Harvard University just named as dean of its influential Business School a professor long active in promoting business....
Grand Canyon University Honors Former Southwest Airlines Exec with Honorary Degree
Source: Market Watch Posted By: Anna CEC...5298 days ago
Campus: Grand Canyon University
At its recent commencement ceremony, Grand Canyon University (GCU) honored a steward of the servant leadership philosophy that it espouses with a special recognition. Southwest Airlines President....
UW: Hard course ahead for funding
Source: seattletimes.nw Posted By: Anna CEC...5301 days ago
Campus: University of Washington-Seattle Campus
There's a joke going around the University of Washington campus: Once, the UW was a state university. Then it became a state-supported university. Now it's just a university in a state. With....
Ayers speech at Univ. of Wyo. goes off without incident
Source: rapidcityjourna Posted By: Mary PER...5304 days ago
Campus: University of Wyoming
In the end, the former 1960s radical delivered a professional speech that drew more than a thousand listeners and very few protesters. Security was tight Wednesday as William Ayers spoke on....
UW's Emmert to take over NCAA presidency
Source: .seattlepi.com Posted By: Renee HIC...5305 days ago
Campus: University of Washington-Tacoma Campus
University of Washington President Mark Emmert will become the new president of the NCAA. The NCAA Executive Committee made the announcement Tuesday. He will be the fifth president of the....
AU listed in Princeton's guide to green colleges
Source: wtvm.com Posted By: Benny Penito..5307 days ago
Campus: Auburn University Main Campus
Auburn University is one of the country's most environmentally responsible universities according to The Princeton Review. The nationally known education services company selected Auburn for....
U. of Wyoming cites threats in barring Ayers
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Benny Penito..5307 days ago
Campus: University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming says it received threats after 1960s radical William Ayers was invited to speak on campus and it should be able to bar him for safety reasons. The university filed....
UM booster accused of $900M food Ponzi scheme
Source: miamiherald.com Posted By: Nellie DIX...5310 days ago
Campus: University of Miami
Though he claimed to be living the life while flipping surplus groceries and supporting a university, Nevin Shapiro faces charges he ran a $900 million Ponzi scheme. A leading University....
Vatican to finance stem cell research led by UMd
Source: weblogs.baltimo Posted By: Chris BAL...5310 days ago
Campus: University of Maryland-Baltimore
The Vatican will finance new research, led by the University of Maryland's School of Medicine, into the potential use of adult stem cells in the treatment of intestinal and possibly other diseases,....
BYU grad's passion leads to opportunity
Source: sltrib.com Posted By: Lillie SIM...5311 days ago
Campus: Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University math major Patrick Turley developed a passion for the "dismal science" of economics during a research project analyzing how realigning school district boundaries affected....
California college's student president stabbed; hate crime alleged
Source: CNN Posted By: Bailey COS...5313 days ago
Campus: California State University-Fresno
The student body president of California State University, Chico, was recovering Monday from stab wounds suffered in what police believe was a hate crime, officials said. Joseph Igbineweka,....
OHSU, UO rank high for graduate schools
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Bill 5314 days ago
Campus: University of Oregon
Oregon Health and Science University and the University of Oregon College of Education again delivered high rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the country’s top graduate....
Two Stabbed in Long Island University Campus Fight
Source: New York Times Posted By: Renee HIC...5314 days ago
Campus: Long Island University-Brentwood
Two people were stabbed and four others also injured in a fight early Sunday morning at a party on the C. W. Post campus of Long Island University, the police said. The fight broke out between....
Tuition Increase at University of Florida
Source: am850.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...5317 days ago
Campus: University of Florida
College students may have a little more to worry about next year due to a tuition increase being put into effect. With an 8% increase in all state universities proposed by the House and Senate,....