University Business: Education News

Wayne State University Chooses Its Next Leader

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

Just more than 10 years ago, Dr. Jay Noren was a finalist during WSU's last presidential search.

Edina Couple Gives $10 Million to University of St. Thomas for Scholarships

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

The money, donated by an alum and his wife, is the university's biggest single gift to go to scholarships.

Savannah School's Version of 'Project Runway'

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

Seniors at the Savannah College of Art and Design have more than a reality television show title at stake--their collections have to be finished before they graduate.

Scholarship Guru Teaches Kids the Ropes

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

Sam Lim collects scholarships like some students amass parking tickets.

Missouri University Faculty Members Voice Concerns Over Cuts

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

About 250 faculty members attended a meeting in which educators questioned the MU’s Compete Missouri plan, a $7 million proposal to make faculty salaries competitive with peer institutions.

ABC News to Launch On-Campus Bureaus

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

ABC News, looking to bolster its connection with younger viewers, plans to open bureaus this autumn on the campuses of five universities across the United States.

Matching Newcomer to College, While Both Pay

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

Some colleges seeking international applicants are paying recruiters who also advise students about where to enroll.

U.S. Universities No Longer Only Game in Town

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

n the past few years there has been an increase in applications to American graduate schools but the rate of growth is slowing.

The Taxman Cometh

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

Universities may be able to ignore reality most of the time, but even they must answer to the knock of the Internal Revenue Service.

Colleges Fret RIAA Push for State Anti-P2P Laws

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

The entertainment industry's controversial efforts to get universities to be more proactive about policing peer-to-peer piracy have begun to spread from Capitol Hill to the states.

State Sen. Jack Scott Named Chancellor of California Community College System

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

The Altadena Democrat is being forced out by term limits. He will assume oversight of the 109 two-year schools Jan. 1.

New University of North Carolina Chancellor Outlines Grand Plans

5/12/2008 12:00:00 AM

Holden Thorp's life changed forever at a Exxon station, where UNC President Erskine Bowles, with one hand on the gas nozzle, leaned in the car and asked him to be the next chancellor at UNC-Chapel Hill.

More than 250 Install Purdue Supercomputer

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

Purdue University professors and technology staff accomplished something Monday that typically takes about six weeks. They installed a supercomputer.

Aid Helps Some, Boosts College Cost for Others

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

Policymakers are starting to admit that the system designed to make college more affordable is making it less so.

Behind College Raid, Rising Drug Use on Campus

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

This week's massive bust at San Diego State highlights the rise in university cooperation with law enforcement.

Wichita State University Foundation Receives $8.5 Million Gift

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

The estate of Evelyn D. Cassat left the money to the school.

College Admission for Illegal Immigrants in Doubt

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

The North Carolina state Attorney General's Office is advising community colleges not to admit illegal immigrants in the absence of a state law specifically granting them the right to postsecondary education.

Hopkins Is Pledged $10 Million

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

Construction magnate A. James Clark has pledged $10 million to endow the deanship of Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering.

Lawmakers Target $1 Billion Endowments

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

Massachusetts lawmakers desperate for additional revenue are eyeing the endowments of deep-pocketed private colleges to bolster the state's coffers.

Bush Signs Student Loan Market Stabilization Plan

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

President George W. Bush signed into law on Wednesday a program to stabilize the $85-billion student loan industry.

University of Pennsylvania Leads Nation's Universities in Buying Green Power

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

Penn was at the top of 40 colleges and universities that are EPA "green partners."

Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students

5/9/2008 12:00:00 AM

For high-school students graduating in an unusually large class and for colleges trying to shape a freshman class, this has been an unusually challenging year.

17 Cases of Salmonella Now Reported at Princeton University

5/8/2008 12:00:00 AM

Health officials are investigating 70 other cases of stomach problems at the school that may be related to the bacteria.

Baylor University's Faculty Senate Passes Resolution Critical of Administration’s Governance

5/8/2008 12:00:00 AM

The resolution declares that the administration of President John Lilley has failed to share university governance.

Not All Progress Is Academic

5/8/2008 12:00:00 AM

More athletes are actually going to class and getting degrees.