Proposal would revamp ND support for colleges
The presidents of North Dakota's two largest universities say they support a new method of parceling out aid to the 11 schools in North Dakota's university system, one…
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Teachers wanted to study Gullah culture of GA, SC
Their dinner had just arrived as the two college professors watched their guests, a group of singers from the Georgia coast, unexpectedly turn saying grace into an outburst…
Senate GOP fails to bring up immigration bill
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked Republicans from bringing up an immigration bill offering permanent residence visas for foreigners with advanced degrees that passed the House last week despite…
More bad news for Ala. tuition plan; parents irate
The board that oversees Alabama's prepaid college tuition program got more bad news about the plan's financial outlook Wednesday, and the board's chairman got an earful of outrage…
House to vote on increasing advanced-degree visas
A House vote to offer permanent residency to foreign students graduating with advanced degrees in science and math from U.S. colleges and universities is setting the stage for…
USNH, community colleges focus on tech grads
Working harder to hold onto already interested students is faster and less expensive than recruiting newcomers when it comes to increasing the number of science, technology, engineering and…
Cambridge to study technology’s risk to humans
Could computers become cleverer than humans and take over the world? Or is that just the stuff of science fiction? Philosophers and scientists at Britain's Cambridge University think…
Redford creates ecology program with Calif. college
A California college is teaming up with Robert Redford to create a program where students can combine environmental studies with media and liberal arts, the Associated Press reports.
Va. higher ed council seeks additional $109M
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia on Monday approved budget recommendations that ask for an additional $109 million, in part to help pay for a 2…
Obama campus speech to touch on opposition history
The soldiers began to shoot students at Rangoon University at 6:30 p.m. Hla Shwe watched, cowering in a nearby building, as his friends died. "I heard the shouting,"…