News on Colleges and Universities

Travel Trip Twains Haven

2010-03-11T07:31:33Z

In this photo taken Feb. 23, 2010, a statue of Mark Twain stands on the Elmira College campus in Elmira, N.Y. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

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Triple Shooting OSU

2010-03-10T13:18:38Z

This ID photo provided by Ohio State University shows Nathaniel Brown. Brown, a university custodial employee, reportedly shot two co-workers in a campus maintenance building, killing one of them, and then fatally shot himself, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio, according to officials....

First lady to deliver 3 commencement addresses

2010-03-09T11:00:54Z

<div id="subtitle">First lady to deliver commencement addresses at 2 colleges, 1 high school this spring</div><div><p>First lady Michelle Obama will be the featured graduation speaker at three commencement ceremonies this spring.</p><p>Mrs. Obama will speak to graduates at the University of Arkansas at ...

Feds: Calif. man ran student visa fraud ring

2010-03-08T14:31:46Z

<div id="subtitle">Feds: Calif. ring took English proficiency tests, helped Middle Eastern students get visas</div><div><p>A California man was charged Monday with operating a ring of illegal test-takers who helped dozens of Middle Eastern nationals obtain U.S. student visas by passing various proficiency and college-placement exams for them, federal authorities s...

Man, 22, found dead at Carnegie Mellon frat house

2010-03-07T15:45:30Z

<div id="subtitle">Man, 22, found dead at Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house after birthday celebration</div><div><p>A man who had been celebrating a friend's birthday by drinking and socializing was found dead Sunday in a Carnegie Mellon University fraternity house, police said.</p><p>The 22-year-old man "likely drank too much" while celebrating Saturday night, police...

Va. AG: Colleges can't ban gay discrimination

2010-03-06T20:45:30Z

<div id="subtitle">Va. attorney general says state's public colleges lack authority to ban gay discrimination</div><div><p>Virginia's attorney general has advised the state's public colleges that they don't have the authority to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, saying only the General Assembly has that power.</p><p>The letter sent by Attorney General Kenneth Cuccinelli to state ...

Pentagon Metro Shooting

2010-03-06T02:16:21Z

In this undated photo provided by San Jose state University, John Patrick Bedell is seen in a student Identification picture. Authorities said Bedell pulled a handgun at a Pentagon entrance in Washington on Thursday, March 4, 2010, shot two police officers and was mortally wounded in an exchange of gunfire. The two officers were hos...

Britain's Cambridge University becomes 'hotel'

2010-03-05T15:20:34Z

<div><p>The University of Cambridge is opening the doors of its historic buildings for tourists who want to stay the night, the prestigious British institution said.</p><p>Visitors can stay in the colleges overnight while the students are away on holidays, with the buildings that housed famous figures such as Charles Darwin, University of Cambridge is opening the doors of its historic buildings for tourists who want to stay the night, the prestigious institution said.</p><p>Visitors can stay in the colleges overnight while the students are away on holidays, with the buildings that housed famous figures such as Charles Darwin, California.</p><p>Students, teachers, parents and school employees rallied and marche...

Rowdy protests target funding cuts at US campuses

2010-03-04T21:00:35Z

<div id="subtitle">Rowdy protests target funding cuts at US campuses; demonstrators shut down Calif. freeway</div><div><p>Students staged raucous rallies to protest education funding cuts on college campuses nationwide Thursday, but some demonstrations got out of hand as protesters threw punches and ice chunks in Wisco...

Students protest fee hikes at universities

2010-03-04T16:15:17Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Students and faculty at California's public universities rallied across the state on Thursday to protest steep fee hikes they say have damaged a system of higher education long the envy of the nation.</p><p>More than 100 such events in over 30 states were scheduled ...

Mullen Kansas State

2010-03-03T20:45:50Z

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during a Landon Lecture at Kansas State University Wednesday, March 3, 2010, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

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Rove Memoir

2010-03-02T16:01:19Z

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009, file photo, Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to former President George W. Bush answers a question before a debate healthcare at Penn State University in State College, Pa. In his new memoir Rove says President George W. Bush made the right dec...

17 states to fight dismal college completion rates

2010-03-02T14:45:13Z

<div id="subtitle">17 states join efforts to increase college completion rates by 2020</div><div><p>More than a dozen states have formed an alliance to battle dismal college completion rates and figure out how to get more students to follow through and earn their diplomas.</p><p>Stan Jones, Indiana's former commissioner for higher education, is leading the effort ...

Colleges enlist parents to curb problem drinking

2010-02-28T11:30:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Colleges find an ally in fighting underage and problem drinking on campus: parents</div><div><p>At Virginia Tech, where tailgating and raucous apartment complex parties are time-honored rituals, university officials are turning increasingly to Mom and Dad to curb problem underage drinking.</p><p>This semester,...

Toyota Plant Mississippi

2010-02-28T10:45:56Z

In this Feb. 4, 2010 photograph taken in Tupelo, Miss., Itawamba Community College student Terry McShan, a 46-year-old father of a grown daughter and a 4-year-old girl recalled how thrilled he was when Toyota announced plans in 2007 to ...

Step show prize to be shared after Internet stir

2010-02-27T14:00:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Co-winners named after step show result causes controversy, sponsor cites scoring discrepancy</div><div><p>After days of controversy over a white group's win in a step competition, sponsor Coca-Cola said Thursday the second-place team will share top honors.</p><p>Coca-Cola said in a statement that a review of the scoring from Saturday's national contest revealed a "sco...

Census Counting Students

2010-02-27T12:31:21Z

In this Jan. 15, 2010 photo, students at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn., walk across a skyway past a poster reminding motorists of the 2010 census. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

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Universities push to get students in Census 2010

2010-02-27T12:30:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Universities push to get all students counted in 2010 Census, with federal funding at stake</div><div><p>It was 5 p.m. in the lobby of the library of Metropolitan State University, and Clara Ware was sitting behind a table covered with pens, notepads and buttons with the Census 2010 logo, calling out like a sidesh...