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Emergency Notification in an instant

Following the recent campus shootings, universities are seeking the most effective and multifaceted electronic alert systems from a host of IT companies.

March 4, 2008

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Three Campus Security Scares On Tuesday

Classes were canceled and a small private college went on lockdown Tuesday as police searched for a man who was seen with a gun on campus, officials said.

February 26, 2008

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Audit: NC Central Administrator Stole Thousands in Grant Money

RALEIGH, N.C. A high-ranking administrator at North Carolina Central University stole thousands of dollars in federal research grant money, possibly to pay off personal items bought with his university credit card, according to a state audit released Tuesday. State Auditor Les Merritt said the assistant provost, who was not identified in the audit, also hid […]

February 12, 2008

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University of Kentucky Hires First Diversity Officer

Dr. Judy ‘J.J.’ Jackson, set to become the University of Kentucky’s first vice president for institutional diversity, has big plans for developing and implementing a diversity agenda that she says is essential for learning.

February 11, 2008

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University of Kentucky Hires First Diversity Officer

Dr. Judy ‘J.J.’ Jackson, set to become the University of Kentucky’s first vice president for institutional diversity, has big plans for developing and implementing a diversity agenda that she says is essential for learning.

February 10, 2008

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Student Kills 2, Self at La. College

BATON ROUGE La. A 23-year-old woman killed two fellow students with a .357 revolver in a classroom at a vocational college Friday, then committed suicide, police said. The women apparently were shot in their seats in the second-floor classroom at Louisiana Technical College, Baton Rouge Sgt. Don Kelly said. About 20 people were in the […]

February 9, 2008

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Racist Displays Persist at Minnesota College

ST. CLOUD, Minn. Bisharo Iman hoped college in St. Cloud would be different than attending high school. There would be no more taunts of “Go back to your country” aimed at her Somali dress, no more being slammed into lockers.

January 28, 2008

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Grants and Gifts

California State Polytechnic University has received a two-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to aid the university in producing more graduates specializing in cyber security. Educators will be able to enhance their curricula with this grant and encourage students to get into the new field. California State University, Northridge has received a $23,500 […]

December 26, 2007

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In Brief: An Academic Scandal Snags Florida State

Also, a Princeton University student who argued that his conservative views were not accepted on the campus confessed to fabricating an assault and southwest Missouri freshmen said to be increasingly unprepared to pass basic college-level courses.

December 18, 2007

HBCUs

Addressing the Mental Health Ailments Facing Black College Students

BALTIMORE If the walls of Cicely Evans’ office could talk, they would tell of the mental health ailments facing Black college students, including domestic violence, depression, anxiety, stress, unresolved issues of homosexuality and thoughts of suicide.

November 28, 2007

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Announces $500,000 Campus Safety Initiative

MILWAUKEE The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee says it will start late-night walking patrols in the neighborhoods near the school, hire more officers and seek a review of its security procedures as part of a $500,000 campus safety initiative.

November 20, 2007

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Father Frustrated Over Pace of Search for Missing Jackson State U. Student

JACKSON Miss. The father of a missing 20-year-old Jackson State University student says he’s frustrated by what he describes as a slow-moving investigation.

November 20, 2007