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Chicago News Cooperative: Despite Scrutiny of For-Profits, Crucial Questions Are Unanswered

A recent Chicago forum on for-profit colleges made pertinent points about the state of American eduction but ignored some important issues.
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OSU To Alter Hiring Policies In Wake Of Shooting

Prompted by a shooting at Ohio State University in March that left two dead and one wounded, university officials plan to change several hiring policies by early next year.
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College offers courses to community

Williston State Collegeâs Division of Continuing Education has announced the fall 2010 community education class schedule. Class offerings cover a wide variety of topics, including computer and Web training, health and wellness, finance and money, languages and art, obedience training for dog, food and entertaining, photography, first aid/CPR, as well as many online classes.
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UND, NDSU Presidents Develop United Front

University of North Dakota President Robert Kelley invited North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani over to his house Tuesday to hang out with area lawmakers and candidates to state office.
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Penn State mascot busted for drunkenness – UPI.com

FOXSports.com Penn State mascot busted for drunkenness UPI.com STATE COLLEGE , Pa., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Penn State University says it has suspended its Nittany Lion mascot for a month over his arrest for being drunk in ... Penn State mascot cited for drinking, suspended The Associated Press Nittany Lion Mascot Busted For Drinking MyFox Philadelphia Leaders welcome student residents The Daily Collegian Online Centre Daily Times all 165 news articles
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Tennessee: Lottery Scholarship Program Prepares for Cuts (Tennessean)

"The bad news is, Tennessee's lottery scholarship program is losing tens of millions of dollars a year. The good news is, at least it's not losing hundreds of millions of dollars, as originally feared," the Tennessean reports. "Even so, the state is preparing for painful cutbacks in the popular merit-based college scholarship program, which offsets the cost of tuition at Tennessee colleges and universities for an estimated 100,000 students a year."
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Penn State mascot cited for drinking, suspended – The Associated Press

FOXSports.com Penn State mascot cited for drinking, suspended The Associated Press STATE COLLEGE , Pa. — The man behind the mascot at Penn State is in trouble with the law. Police in State College , Pa., issued an underage drinking summons ... Penn State mascot busted for drunkenness UPI.com Nittany Lion Mascot Busted For Drinking MyFox Philadelphia Leaders welcome student residents The Daily Collegian Online CBS 21
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Court Backs Florida Law Limiting Foreign Travel With State Funds

A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the legality of a Florida law that bars state employees from using state funds to travel to countries on the U.S. government's list of "State Sponsors of Terrorism." The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit rejected a challenge by faculty members from several public universities in Florida, who argued that the state statute conflicts with federal law and intrudes on the federal government's power to control foreign affairs. But the appeals panel, in partially overturning a lower court's split ruling, backed the state's right to determine how its own funds for education (and non-state funds administered at state expense) are spent, including on academic travel.
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Chris Dufresne’s college football top-25 countdown: No. 2 Ohio State – Los Angeles Times

New York Daily News Chris Dufresne's college football top-25 countdown: No. 2 Ohio State Los Angeles Times The Times' Chris Dufresne unveils his preseason college football top 25, one day (and team) at a time. Ohio State, quarterback Terrelle ... 2010 College Football Preview: The Big 10 Bleacher Report College Football Nation: Preview picks 083010 ESPN (blog) 10 Top College Football Recruits and Their Upcoming Visits to Watch Bleacher Report Bleacher Report
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Students Continue To Flock To Utah Campuses

For the third fall in a row, UVU and the state’s other open-admission institutions are experiencing all-time high enrollments, forcing administrators to take “creative” steps to maximize use of space.
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