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Dozens arrested in protests over California higher-education funding cuts

March 6, 2012March 6, 2012 by From wire service reports

California Highway Patrol officers arrested dozens of protesters who refused to leave the state Capitol March 5 after repeated warnings, capping a day of protests over cuts to…

Harvard group seeks degrees for gays expelled

February 29, 2012 by By staff and wire reports

Students and faculty at Harvard University are calling on the school to award posthumous degrees to seven students expelled nearly a century ago for being gay or perceived…

University of Minnesota defends disciplining student for Facebook comments

February 13, 2012February 10, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

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Grad students developing GPS project for visually impaired

February 3, 2012February 2, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

At 356 acres, California State University, Northridge can seem like a mini city where one can easily get lost without a map. If you are blind or visually…

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Obama unveils plan to stem rising college tuition costs

January 27, 2012January 27, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

President Barack Obama is announcing a plan to shift some federal dollars away from colleges and universities that don’t control tuition costs and new competitions in higher education…

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Obama to colleges: Keep costs down, or risk losing funding

January 25, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

In a State of the Union address that was as much a campaign speech as a call to action, President Obama challenged lawmakers to invest more money in…

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Remarks by President Obama in his 2012 State of the Union Address

January 25, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

…Jackie Bray is a single mom from North Carolina who was laid off from her job as a mechanic. Then ... Read more

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After protest, Congress puts off internet piracy bill

January 23, 2012 by From staff and wire reports

Caving to a massive campaign by internet services and their millions of users, which also included universities such as Syracuse and MIT, Congress on Jan. 20 indefinitely postponed…

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Cash-strapped universities look at cutting remedial classes

January 5, 2012January 4, 2012 by From wire service reports

Remedial courses that prepare students for college-level work are in danger as states and schools look for cheaper alternatives. But that could threaten efforts to boost the nation's…

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Pell Grants see significant changes in $1 trillion spending bill

December 20, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Congress has passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending measure that includes significant changes to the federal Pell Grant program. What’s more, an Obama administration proposal to create a…

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