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Professional Appointments

Dr. Reginald S. Avery has been appointed president of Coppin State University (Md.). Currently executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of South Carolina Upstate, he will assume his new position in January. Avery earned a bachelor’s from North Carolina A&T State University, a master’s from the George Williams College of Aurora University […]

October 31, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Grants and Gifts

Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) has been awarded $483,760 by the National Science Foundation for scholarships to support students in computer science, information technology, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics fields. The Association of American Indian Physicians and its partners in the Healthier Indian Country Initiative have received a $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department […]

October 31, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Test-Driving Their Passions

As Watson fellows, recent college graduates spend a year abroad without the requirement of producing a research project. But most do, and academically and professionally,the experience proves priceless.

October 31, 2007

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South Leads Country in Number of Poor Students in Public Schools

ATLANTA The South is headed for an economic crisis if states don’t begin investing more to help poor children succeed in school, according to a new report released this week.

October 30, 2007

Latinx

Mexican School for Down Syndrome Art Gains International Acclaim

MEXICO CITY The art students in white smocks bend over detailed engravings and squint at their canvases amid rows of easels. Their paintings many of which recall the work of expressionist masters now tour museums in the U.S. and Europe, impressing connoisseurs of fine art.

October 30, 2007

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Kids of Illegal Immigrants Live in Fear But Pursue American Dream

SPOKANE Wash. A teenage girl studying entrepreneurship at Washington State University would be on her way to realizing the American Dream, except she is not American.

October 30, 2007

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University Foundations in Iowa Earn Double-digit Returns on Investments

DES MOINES Iowa The state’s three public university endowments earned double-digit returns on investments last fiscal year, foundation records show.

October 29, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Perspectives: Entrepreneurship Training Can Empower Students Being Left Behind

The rote learning taking place day after day in classrooms across the country in order to meet minimum No Child Left Behind benchmarks leaves most students bored and many teachers demoralized. Missing from the NCLB renewal discussion is the benefit of entrepreneurship education, with its experiential and contextual methods that empower students and keep them engaged.

October 23, 2007

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University of Idaho Campus in Sandpoint Delayed

SANDPOINT Idaho Plans for a University of Idaho campus in this north Idaho lakeside town have stalled largely because of slumping stock prices in a women’s clothing company, backers say.

October 23, 2007

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University of Nebraska Foundation Gives $89.5 Million To Campuses

LINCOLN Neb. The University of Nebraska Foundation says it has transferred nearly $90 million to the system’s four campuses during the last year, a new high.

October 23, 2007

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Grants and Gifts

Brigham Young University (Utah) has received a $320,000 grant from The Micron Technology Foundation for microelectronics research and undergraduate training. California State University, Northridge has been awarded $80,000 from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The funds will be used to sponsor senior student film projects, purchase hardware and software upgrades and help underwrite the university’s […]

October 21, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Summit: Faculty Challenged to Get Off Athletic Sidelines and Get Involved

Washington, D.C. In response to the recently released Knight Foundation survey showing that higher education faculty care little about college athletics, a group of nationally recognized experts meeting here urged them to rethink their attitudes and lack of involvement.

October 14, 2007