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HBCUs

Second Acts

After reaching the pinnacles of their high-profile careers, two women, with ties to higher education, let their passions lead the way.

November 14, 2007

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Regents Say Keeping Pay of Presidents Competitive is a Challenge

IOWA CITY Iowa Keeping the pay of the state’s three public university presidents competitive is a challenge, members of the Iowa Board of Regents say.

November 13, 2007

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Obama Plan Focuses on Credit, Colleges

BETTENDORF, Iowa Democrat Barack Obama offered a package of proposals Wednesday aimed at halting growing income inequity, including an overhaul of bankruptcy laws and tax breaks to make college more affordable for the middle class.

November 6, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Western Washington University president announces her retirement

BELLINGHAM Wash. Western Washington University President Karen W. Morse, the longest-serving university president in the state, announced Friday she would retire Sept. 1, 2008.

September 22, 2007

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UT plans to replace 30-year-old plane with $5.2M turboprop

KNOXVILLE Tenn. The University of Tennessee plans to sell its nearly 30-year-old plane and replace it with a new $5.2 million plane.

September 20, 2007

STEM

Head of technology school resigns after critical audit

SALT LAKE CITY The president of the Utah College of Applied Technology has resigned, a month after a critical state audit, the state System of Higher Education said Thursday.

September 20, 2007

Community Colleges

Aging population likely to mean need for more nurses

ASHEVILLE N.C. It was Cynthia Busche’s first day as a nurse in the Mission Hospitals emergency department, but she is no stranger to the nursing world.

September 16, 2007

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Environmentalists try to halt new WSU golf course

Washington The new golf course at Washington State University will use too much water, say environmentalists who are asking the state to prevent the course from opening.

August 14, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Yvonne Kennedy Fails to Fire Felon, Loses Office Space at Bishop State

MOBILE Ala. Former Bishop State Community College President Yvonne Kennedy did not fire a convicted felon in the administration as instructed and will not receive post-retirement office space at the campus as planned, the state’s two-year chancellor Bradley Byrne said.

August 2, 2007

Disabilties

Best and Brightest: No Age-limit On Achieving One’s Dream, Conquering Fears

Patricia Doty is far from the traditional college student. At 55, when most her age are discussing retirement plans, she still has dreams, and one of them she recently accomplished when she graduated with a master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation from Winston-Salem State University, in North Carolina.

July 21, 2007

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Troubled Eastern Oregon University Gets New Leader

LA GRANDE Ore. An education veteran is coming out of retirement to help guide troubled Eastern Oregon University out of its mire.

July 18, 2007

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Financial Planning 101

Videoconference offers sound advice for scholars about planning for retirement and old age

July 14, 2007