Education
Tom Brokaw speaks at Mayo Clinic commencement
Former news anchor Tom Brokaw told Mayo Clinic students at their commencement ceremony to make money but not to forget to make a difference. The 73-year-old journalist, who hosted NBC Nightly News for 22 years, also became the first recipient of an honorary degree from the Mayo Clinic College of ...
With time short, Minn. lawmakers meet over weekend
Moving in fits and starts Saturday, the Minnesota Legislature tried to nail down the final pieces of the next state budget, including votes on a nearly $16 billion school funding bill that's been one of the chief priorities for Democrats running things at the Capitol. Floor sessions also were likely ...
RI's Cicilline pushing 3 bills on student loans
Rhode Island U.S. Rep. David Cicilline is co-sponsoring three bills designed to maintain low interest rates on student loans, hoping to prevent young people from ending up with excessive debt. Cicilline announced Saturday that the proposals would revamp the way that student loan interest rates are calculated. He says the ...
Suspect id'd in fatal US university home invasion
A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning. Dalton Smith, who was wanted on a parole violation related to a first-degree robbery conviction, attempted ...
New president for Ohio's largest community college
A new president has been selected for Ohio's largest community college, and he's already familiar with the territory. Trustees of Cuyahoga (keye-uh-HOH'-guh) Community College in Cleveland selected Alex Johnson to succeed Jerry Sue Thornton as president. Johnson led the college's Metropolitan campus from 1993 to 2003. He is currently president ...
College Board starts MVSU presidential search
After failing to attract a temporary leader for Mississippi Valley State University, the College Board has decided to look for permanent president for the Itta Bena school. College Board President Bob Owens has named five board members, led by Shane Hooper of Saltillo, to seek a new leader for Mississippi's ...
First lady to high school grads: Live your dreams
First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School on ...
Eugene schools face $16 million budget gap
The Eugene School District wants wage concessions from teachers because of a projected $16 million budget gap. Up to 20 teachers could lose their jobs because of the budget problems, and that number could nearly double if the teachers' union does not accept wage concessions, The Register-Guard newspaper reported (http://is.gd/y2hvDL ...
Obama's Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs
When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities — a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress. The so-called HBCUs educate ...
Suspect identified in fatal Hofstra home invasion
A wanted man with a criminal history dating back nearly 15 years was identified by police Saturday as the masked home invader involved in the death of a Hofstra University student early Friday morning. Dalton Smith, who was wanted on a parole violation related to a first-degree robbery conviction, attempted ...
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