Diverse StaffStudentsKennesaw State U to open ‘green’ dining hallKennesaw State University is opening its new “green” dining hall this week, complete with composting, recycling and locally grown produce. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the university is set to cut the ribbon on the new facility Thursday morning, a week before classes begin for the fall semester Aug. 15. The 54,000-square-foot dining hall […]August 5, 2009HomeIA regents approve budget for public universitiesThe Iowa Board of Regents has approved a nearly $4 billion budget for Iowa’s three public universities with expected layoffs and bigger classes. According to the Chicago Tribune, the regents on Wednesday in Cedar Falls approved the spending plan for the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa. © Copyright […]August 5, 2009Community CollegesCommunity colleges ink student transfer deal with National UniversityNational University, a private university with locations in the Central Valley, says it has signed an agreement with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office that makes it easier for students at community colleges to transfer to National. According to the Central Valley Business Times, students at any of California’s 110 community colleges can transfer units […]August 5, 2009StudentsReport: J-Schools Not Making the GradeIn a time of two wars, global terrorism and precarious diplomatic relations with several rogue leaders, many of the United States’ top journalism programs are still not teaching students how to responsibly cover violence and conflict, according to a recently released report by the International Center for Media and the Public Agenda at the University of Maryland, College Park.August 5, 2009HomeProfessional AppoitmentsDR. CAMMY ABERNATHY has been appointed dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Florida. She is currently the associate dean for the Offi ce of Academic Affairs and a professor of materials science in the engineering college. Abernathy received her bachelor’s from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a master’s and doctorate […]August 5, 2009Community CollegesReinvented UDC to open this monthClasses start later this month at a reinvented University of the District of Columbia. According to the examiner.com, the District’s only public college will now operate as two entities – a two-year community college open to all and a four-year “flagship” university with selective admissions. It’s a big change for UDC, which for decades had […]August 4, 2009HBCUsEx-Nova Southeastern University janitors testify on firingsSeveral former janitors who worked at Nova Southeastern University testified before a federal labor judge Tuesday, saying that they were fired because they worked to have a union at the school three years ago. According to the Miami Herald, this National Labor Relations Board case involves six workers, the Service Employees International Union and the […]August 4, 2009Community CollegesArizona State University Seeks Three-Year CollegeArizona State University wants to develop a network of lower-priced colleges that offer three-year bachelor’s degrees, reports The Arizona Republic. According to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Offices, the undergraduate college at ASU would offer a small number of majors to allow students to fast-track their degrees through traditional and online classes. […]August 4, 2009HomeIvy League sports budgets cut ‘to the core’The deepest recession in five decades may leave the Ivy League behind on the field. According to the Providence Journal, the economy is choking donations, battering endowments and threatening to eliminate some sports programs. The eight schools, which have educated 14 U.S. presidents and half of the 110 justices in Supreme Court history, have estimated […]August 4, 2009Community CollegesDespite Shooting, Essex Votes to Keep Firearms OrdinanceEssex town officials have voted against changing the town’s firearms ordinance despite an accidental shooting last year that claimed the life of a former St. Michael’s College professor. According to WCAX.com, John Reiss was killed in September after being hit by a stray bullet. Four men were target shooting down the road have two have […]August 4, 2009Previous PagePage 50 of 115Next Page
