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10 hours ago ago from Scholarship in Action at Syracuse University

Watkins, a finance professor at SU, is ignored by the administration. By Naresh Vissa In January 2007, college student Heather Ellis and her cousin stood in two lines at Wal-Mart. They agreed that the first to reach a register would combine the items for purchase. When the African-American Ellis gave her cousin the groceries, bystanders behind complained that she had cut. After some verbal exchanges, Ellis walked to her car and ...

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Boyce Watkins deserves respect, support from university

14 hours ago ago from Student Voice Online

OPINION Boyce Watkins, a leading voice representing SU all over the media, goes ignored by the university, says Naresh Vissa in this week's column. Part 1 of 2. Watkins, a finance professor at SU, is ignored by the administration. By Naresh Vissa In January 2007, college student Heather Ellis and her cousin stood in two lines at Wal-Mart. They agreed that the first to reach a register would combine the items for ...

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Biology Professor Amy Clore Awarded National Science Foundation Grant

23 hours ago ago from New College News

(December 7, 2009)  The National Science Foundation has granted $4.93 million to researchers at the University of Arizona, New College of Florida, Central Michigan University and the University of Utah. Using maize as a model, the five year project will allow scientists to explore the gene networks that control endosperm development and function during the critical first eight to ten days after pollination. As part of the grant, New College ...

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5 hours ago ago from Home - Inside Higher Ed

View mobile edition Get Daily E-mail About Us Contact Us Login/Sign Up December 9, 2009 Home News Views BlogU Audio The Lists Career Advice Job Seekers Employers Skip to main content Search News Browse Archives News 'Where is Knowing Going?' December 9, 2009 Share This Story Related Stories Protecting a Punished Professor November 30, 2009 Humanist Chaplains November ...

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Student, Jason Michael Hamilton opened fire at Northern Virginia Community College

12 hours ago ago from Greenwich Diva

Authorities in Prince William County, Virginia said a 20-year-old student at Northern Virginia Community College opened fire today at a teacher in a classroom after the teacher “upset him.” Jason Michael Hamilton is charged with attempted murder and discharging a firearm in a school zone. According to reports, the teacher dropped to the floor after Hamilton fired two shots at him without warning. Hamilton then fled the ...

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1 day ago ago from Good News Now

DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV), a global provider of educational services, today reported its fall 2009 enrollment at DeVry University, including its Keller Graduate School of Management, Chamberlain College of Nursing and U.S. Education, which comprises Apollo College and Western Career College. The results are as follows: DeVry University: New student enrollment increased 19.4 percent to 18,878 students Total student enrollment increased 22.7 ...

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FSU trustees chose former student as new president

14 hours ago ago from Media General - TBO.com

TALLAHASSEE - Florida State University on Tuesday picked a former student as its new president. After some debate about how the selection process was handled, the school's trustees voted unanimously to hire Eric J. Barron to succeed T.K. Wetherell as the university's 14th president. "I like to get the job done," Barron told trustees before their vote. "That's what I'm all about." The length of Barron's contract and how much he'll be ...

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