Pa. college stops reviewing student handouts after speech- and gun-rights disputeOctober 2nd, 2009 Pa. college reverses policy after free-speech flapPITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-area community college caught up in a free-speech dispute says it will no longer require students to get approval to pass out leaflets. The Community College of Allegheny County had argued that 24-year-old Christine Brashier (BRAH'-sheer) didn't follow the rules when she passed out leaflets in May while trying to form a group advocating the right to carry concealed firearms on campus.
APNewsBreak: Once tens of millions in the red, Oral Roberts Univ. to announce it's debt-freeSeptember 23rd, 2009 Oral Roberts University to announce it's debt-freeTULSA, Okla. — Oral Roberts University is set to announce that the Tulsa evangelical school is finally debt-free after being tens of millions of dollars in the red.
Obama: Widespread Internet access is crucial to nation's economy, education and innovationSeptember 21st, 2009 Obama: Open Internet is crucial to economyTROY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama is praising a plan to keep wireless carriers from blocking certain types of Internet traffic flowing over their networks.
Education Management to sell 20M shares in IPO priced at $18 to $20 per shareSeptember 21st, 2009 Education Management to sell 20M shares in IPOPITTSBURGH — Education Management Corp. said Monday it would sell 20 million shares, at $18 to $20 a piece, in an initial public offering that will help it pay down debt.
Harvard, Princeton top latest US News college rankings _ but rival rankings have other ideasAugust 19th, 2009 Harvard, Princeton top college rankings againPerennial contenders Harvard and Princeton share the top spot in the latest edition of the influential U.S. News & World Report university rankings.
University of Illinois trustees' biosAugust 7th, 2009 University of Illinois trustees' biosNine members of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees prior to the clout panel's final report:
Devon C. Bruce
Term: 2009-2015
First appointed: 2003
Profession: attorney, Power Rogers & Smith, Chicago
Education: University of Illinois College of Law; B.A., University of Illinois.
California extends $1.8M in college, university funding for National Guardsmen in budget dealAugust 1st, 2009 California Guardsmen to get $1.8M in college helpSACRAMENTO — A new program approved as part of California's budget will help send members of the military to college. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday announced the California National Guard Education Assistance Award Program, intended to help nearly 1,000 California National Guard members go to school.
86-year-old writes undergraduate examJuly 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - Believe it or not, one of the students writing an undergraduate examination in a Kolkata college is an 86-year-old woman. Gokul Chattopadhyay got married at a young age and could not continue her education after passing out from school.
Key dates in history of Antioch CollegeJuly 1st, 2009 Key dates in history of Antioch CollegeKey dates in the history of Antioch College:
— 1852: College is founded by the Christian Church, with Horace Mann becoming its first president. — 1862: Antioch closes because of financial problems, reopening three years later.
For modest earners, new program will help ease burden of repaying hefty student loansJune 28th, 2009 For modest earners, relief repaying student loansNEW YORK — Repaying a student loan could soon be a little less painful. Starting this week, anyone with a federal student loan can apply for a program, run by the Department of Education, that caps monthly payments based on income, and forgives remaining balances after 25 years.
Obama would shorten aid form, put college within reach of more studentsJune 24th, 2009 Obama wants to trim complex college aid formWASHINGTON — The Obama administration plans to simplify the federal college aid form, which at 153 questions drives millions of families to give up before they finish it. President Barack Obama wants to make the form much more user-friendly as part of a sweeping plan to put higher education within reach of more students.
Ban on Maoists may not help, says Sri Sri Ravi ShankarJune 23rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Tuesday said banning Maoist groups may not help and that their ideology has to be countered by dialogue, inspiration and most importantly, spiritual education. "Just declaring someone as terrorist will only justify our actions but may not bring a change in their mindset," said the founder of the Art of Living foundation, according to a statement rleased a day after Home Minister P.
Gen. Petraeus calls for civilian 'world changers' to innovate at Ga. college commencementMay 29th, 2009 Gen. Petraeus calls for civilian 'world changers'LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — The head of the U.S.
Study: More undergrads take out pricey private student loans to pay for collegeApril 22nd, 2009 Study: More undergrads rely on private loansBERKELEY, Calif. — A study finds the number of college students taking out private student loans has risen sharply in recent years.
The 'playgrounds' of Ambani, Mittal on Forbes listMarch 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Where do the world's super-rich go for fun in these tough times? If the world's richest Indian Mukesh Ambani is turning his home in Mumbai into a playground, Lakshmi Mittal, the person he displaced as the top Indian in the latest Forbes list of billionaires, has been going to his Alpine getaway in St. Moritz, Switzerland, for decades.
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