11/20/2008
College athletes studies guided toward 'major in eligibility' (USA Today)
Steven Cline left Kansas State University last spring with memories of two years as a starting defensive lineman for a major-college football team. He left with a diploma, credits toward a master's degree and a place on the 2007 Big 12 Conference all-academic team.
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11/12/2008
Academic departments undergo restructuring (Pendulum)
While Elon is undergoing many physical changes in the shape of new buildings, brick pathways and solar-powered crosswalks, academic departments are making their own changes. Plans are underway for the business and education schools to make structural changes to their departments.
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11/20/2008
Scholarship helps women pursue family and education (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
A Virginia Tech scholarship is making it easier for women to start families while pursuing advanced degrees. Little bundles of joy might make studying or writing a dissertation a little difficult on a new mom.
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11/20/2008
UCS calls for ending enforcement of prereqs (Brown Daily Herald)
The Undergraduate Council of Students passed a resolution at its general body meeting Wednesday expressing disapproval of the enforcement of prerequisites on Banner, and heard Provost David Kertzer '69 P'95 P'98 express his opinions on topics ranging from grade distribution to the economy.
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11/20/2008
Faculty debate effects of $19 million budget cuts (Daily Orange)
Syracuse University officials plan to cut $20 million between this and next year's budget. The cuts, approximately 4.5 percent of the $950 million university budget, will not include any cuts from the university's academic spending, The Daily Orange reported Monday.
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11/19/2008
College athletes studies guided toward 'major in eligibility' (WBIR-TV Knoxville)
The NCAA's toughening of academic requirements for athletes has helped create an environment in which they are more likely to graduate than other students - but also more likely to be clustered in programs without the academic demands most students face.
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11/18/2008
Cal State plan startles community colleges (Oakland Tribune)
State universities could turn away 10,000 students next year, threatening to inundate community colleges already beleaguered by spiking enrollment and slashed funding.
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11/18/2008
AfterCollege and MBA Focus Enter Into Strategic Marketing and Cross-Posting Agreement (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
AfterCollege, Inc., the largest career network for college students and alumni, and MBA Focus, LLC, the leading provider of advanced recruitment technology to top-ranked graduate business schools, have partnered to provide employers with unparalleled access to MBA candidates and undergraduate business students.
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11/17/2008
Minors strike major chord in academic discussion (The Yale Herald)
The Administration and YCC bring the topic of academic minors back to the table. Shahla Naimi
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11/17/2008
University to offer master’s degree in Dillon (Marion Star & Mullins Enterprise)
Becoming highly qualified will now be easier for teachers living in the Pee Dee region because of a resolution approved by the Francis Marion University Board of Trustees today, which allows the university to offer courses at a new off campus site.
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