Universities News
 Universities want lawmakers to consider drinking at 18 (WQAD Moline) ROCK ISLAND, Illinois -- Support for a lower drinking age is coming from a surprising place. A group, made up of presidents from some of the nation's top universities, wants lawmakers to consider a national drinking age of 18.
Universities turn to Web to recruit new generation (San Diego Union-Tribune) Gone are the days when universities courted prospective students solely through college fairs, direct mail campaigns and high school visits.
Illinois Colleges and Universities To Fast-Track Vets' Applications (Chicago Public Radio) Illinois colleges and universities say they'll fast-track the applications of military veterans. DePaul University in downtown Chicago is offering veterans instant admissions decisions. Jon Boeckenstedt is from DePaul's enrollment office. BOECKENSTEDT: Normally, when a college or university considers an admissions, the application gets filed, documents come in, they get assembled, someone ...
Heads of top U.S. universities want drinking age set at 18 (Houston Chronicle) College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking.
Universities Push For Lower Drinking Age - 8/19/2008 (WLIO NBC Lima) College presidents from about 100 of the nation's best-known universities, including Duke, Dartmouth and Ohio State, are calling on lawmakers to consider lowering the drinking age from 21 to 18, saying current laws actually encourage dangerous binge drinking on campus.
Universities to fight it out in dance festival (The Borneo Post) KOTA SAMARAHAN: Indonesian universities will be among the competing teams in the 2008 Borneo Universities Dance Festival which offers the grand prize of Sarawak Chief Minister’s Challenge Trophy.
Diplomas are not enough to get a place, say elite universities (Daily Mail: World News) Labour's new diplomas might not be rigorous enough to get pupils on to their chosen degree courses, universities have warned. The qualifications are supposed to provide an alternative to A-levels.
Some Lawmakers Don't Want Sex Offenders Near Universities (WJXT Jacksonville) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Some lawmakers and administrators have been trying to shut out paroled sex offenders from one of the few places they can still live -- near major universities.
Three SA universities among top 500 (Pretoria News) The University of KwaZulu-Natal's management is ecstatic at news that the institution is one of only three African universities ranked within the top 500 higher education establishments in the world.
Diplomas are not enough to get a place, say elite universities (Daily Mail: World News) Labour's new diplomas might not be rigorous enough to get pupils on to their chosen degree courses, universities have warned.
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