Lesley University Receives $75,000 More From Verizon Foundation to Improve Student Achievement
Source: prnewswire.com Posted By: Len WIS...5407 days ago
Campus: Lesley University
More Than 4,000 Teachers Receive Training to Use Thinkfinity.org Resources, Thanks to $355,000 in Verizon Foundation Grants BOSTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verizon Foundation has awarded....
Stanford ranks first in private donations
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Cat BEC...5407 days ago
Campus: Stanford University
Stanford University raised more in private donations than any other U.S. college or university last year, even as charitable support for higher education fell steeply nationwide because of the....
Northeastern and Harvard take sharp course in advancing
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Cat BEC...5408 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
That was some wild ride Northeastern and Boston University took last night in the opening round of the Women’s Beanpot at Harvard’s Bright Center. When it was over, NU had escaped with a....
USC fires student manager after his technical foul for ref abuse
Source: rivals.yahoo.co Posted By: Maxcy JON...5410 days ago
Campus: University of Southern California (USC)
The University of Southern California is 2-5 since news broke that the team would forfeit its 2009-10 season in the wake of the O.J. Mayo saga, meaning the Trojans are playing for little more....
How U. of California Verifies Claims of Applicants
Source: mercurynews.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...5410 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
The University of California is rare among colleges in that it has a team that checks out some of the claims that applicants make, The San Jose Mercury News reported. The verification process....
Rutgers sorority hazing: School should take strong action against Sigma Gamma Rho
Source: blog.nj.com Posted By: Erin HER...5411 days ago
Campus: Rutgers University-Camden
Hazing on college campuses is illegal in New Jersey and most other states. And for good reason. The practice of making potential members of fraternities, sororities and other groups engage in....
Panel won't reconsider UMUC doctoral program
Source: baltimoresun.co Posted By: Billy TAM...5413 days ago
Campus: University of Maryland-Baltimore
The Maryland Higher Education Commission voted Wednesday not to reconsider its decision to deny University of Maryland University College's request to offer an online doctoral program for community....
Cal State to push students toward graduation
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Anna CEC...5414 days ago
Campus: California State University-Bakersfield
Students attending California State University may be in for a dose of tough love as they are asked to choose majors more quickly, be more disciplined about attending class and be willing to....
Cal State aims to boost graduation rates
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Anna CEC...5415 days ago
Campus: California State University-Fresno
California State University is embarking on an ambitious initiative to raise its graduation rates and help more low-income and minority students earn degrees, even as it faces perhaps the grimmest....
UW's Husky Promise one worth keeping
Source: seattletimes.nw Posted By: Mary PER...5415 days ago
Campus: University of Washington-Seattle Campus
AFFORDING college tuition is a perennial worry of many students and their parents even though our state's universities remain relative bargains. Annual tuition and fees at the University of Washington,....
BSU, ISU presidents continue pleas to minimize higher ed cuts
Source: idahobusiness.n Posted By: Renee HIC...5415 days ago
Campus: Idaho State University
The presidents of Boise State University and Idaho State University lobbed a few more pleas to lawmakers on the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to minimize cuts to higher education during....
University of Hawaii faculty approve cost-cutting contract
Source: honoluluadverti Posted By: Benny Penito..5415 days ago
Campus: University of Hawaii System Office
After months of contentious negotiations, UH professors overwhelmingly ratified a six-year contract yesterday that cuts costs for the university in the short term to tackle mounting fiscal woes,....
ASU shaking up teacher training
Source: azcentral.com Posted By: Benny Penito..5415 days ago
Campus: Arizona State University (ASU) at the Downtown Phoenix Campus
Arizona State University is taking teacher education into the 21st century. The process for creating K-12 teachers hasn't changed much since the days of blackboards and chalk. ASU restructured....
It's teacher vs. student when Washington coach Lorenzo Romar faces his former assistant, Cameron Dol
Source: seattletimes.nw Posted By: Nellie DIX...5416 days ago
Campus: University of Washington-Seattle Campus
On that spring day last year when Seattle University introduced Cameron Dollar as its men's basketball coach, Washington coach Lorenzo Romar stood in the audience and smiled like a proud papa. He....
Stanford receives record number of applications
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Chris BAL...5417 days ago
Campus: Stanford University
Despite a shaky national economy, Stanford University has received a record number of applications for its fall freshman class. With foreign applications still trickling in, the university....
U. of Wis. foreign students excluded from union
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Lillie SIM...5418 days ago
Campus: University of Wisconsin-Madison
International students will not be allowed to join a union for research assistants at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a law granting research assistants the....
Arkansas Tech Opens $10M Business College Hall
Source: ABC News Posted By: Bailey COS...5420 days ago
Campus: Arkansas Tech University
Arkansas Tech University's business college marked the opening of its new $10 million home on Thursday and gave students new options to specialize in specific areas of emphasis. The busy lobby....
Loftin sole finalist to be A&M president
Source: chron.com Posted By: Bill 5420 days ago
Campus: Texas A & M University
Texas A&M System regents have named interim President R. Bowen Loftin to lead the flagship campus in College Station. Loftin on Thursday was named sole finalist to replace Elsa Murano, who....
Yale classics professor Erich Segal whose Love Story inspired a generation dies, aged 72
Source: theaustralian.c Posted By: Renee HIC...5421 days ago
Campus: Yale University
Yale classics professor Erich Segal whose Love Story inspired a generation dies, aged 72 From: The Times January 21, 2010 12:00AM Increase Text SizeDecrease Text SizePrintEmail Share Add to....
Prop. 8 Trial: Stanford Professor Says Obama 'Not a Reliable Ally'
Source: blogs.laweekly. Posted By: Ronny FLI...5421 days ago
Campus: Stanford University
dent Barack Obama took a hit at the Proposition 8 trial in San Francisco on Wednesday, when Stanford University professor Gary Segura said Obama is "not a reliable ally" of the gay community. The....