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Duke University Offers Full Ride For Low-income Students

DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University on Saturday became the latest elite college to announce a major boost in financial aid. But like even some of its wealthiest peers, it isn’t going so far as to guarantee all its students will graduate debt-free.

December 9, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Meharry’s Persistence Pays Off

Alumnus’ son takes helm of medical college.

November 28, 2007

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Blanco Names University of Louisiana-Lafayette Professor Emeritus State Poet Laureate

BATON ROUGE La. Gov. Kathleen Blanco has named a professor emeritus at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette as the state’s next poet laureate.

November 15, 2007

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Wharton Dean Seeks to Raise School’s Profile as ‘Force for Good’

PHILADELPHIA The new dean of the Wharton School, Thomas Robertson, is the antithesis of one of the business school’s most famous graduates, Donald Trump.

November 11, 2007

Faculty & Staff

Oral Roberts’ Son Accused of Misspending

TULSA Okla. A Beverly Hills house and country club membership. Vacations in Palm Springs and the South Seas. A closet as big as an apartment, stuffed with hundreds of pairs of shoes, suits, dresses and golf shoes.

November 8, 2007

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Trustees at Antioch College Say They’ll Keep School Open

COLUMBUS Ohio Trustees overseeing Antioch College said Saturday they have reversed an earlier decision and will keep the school open.

November 4, 2007

Students

Board Members Delay Decision on Future of Antioch College

YELLOW SPRINGS Ohio Antioch College board members postponed a decision Saturday on whether to reverse their decision to temporarily close the college, telling about 200 alumni, faculty and students that they’ll continue debating for several more days.

October 29, 2007

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University Foundations in Iowa Earn Double-digit Returns on Investments

DES MOINES Iowa The state’s three public university endowments earned double-digit returns on investments last fiscal year, foundation records show.

October 29, 2007

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Alums Donate $85M to UW-Madison Business School to Keep Name

MADISON Wis. A group of alumni of the University of Wisconsin-Madison are donating $85 million so the Wisconsin School of Business doesn’t change its name.

October 28, 2007

Leadership & Policy

College Investments Net Good Returns, Questions About High Costs

Colleges and universities raked in money by the billions last year. But their investing success now has a price a movement in Congress to force the wealthiest schools to spend more of their money to keep down tuition.

October 15, 2007

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O’Keeffe Museum Wants to Block Deal Between Fisk, Arkansas Museum

BENTONVILLE Ark. The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in New Mexico plans to challenge a $30 million plan for Fisk University to share its prized art collection with a new Arkansas museum.

October 14, 2007

Community Colleges

Barack Obama Visits Prince George’s Community College

LARGO, Md. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama was in Maryland Wednesday for a campaign rally in Prince George’s County.

October 10, 2007