« Previous  |  Next »

Report urges separation from UDC for new 2-year college

An independent report scheduled for release Friday contends that the new D.C. community college must break free of the University of the District of Columbia if it is to be embraced as "credible and legitimate" by a business community that has lost ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Brookings Institution

State colleges accepting more nonresidents to keep up revenue

Raechel Hanson toiled through high school to build an academic transcript strong enough for admission to the College of William and Mary, the storied "public Ivy" in Williamsburg. She maintained a 3.9 grade-point average, played flute in the ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Virginia Tech,  University of Washington,  College of William and Mary,  University of Iowa,  Robert F McDonnell

Downturn stalls U-Md.'s plans for upscale East Campus district

Testudo the terrapin greets students and visitors at the University of Maryland at College Park. The school and the developer of the East Campus district have ended their exclusive negotiations. (Bill O'leary/the Washington Post) Buy Photo Comments ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Washington Post Company,  Economic Development Corporation

With budgets tight, top public universities snubbing some in-state applicants

It wasn't enough. She wound up 20 miles away at a less selective state school, Christopher Newport University. This was a particularly tough year for Virginians seeking entry to William & Mary, and for resident students applying to several other ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Washington,  University of Iowa

Maryland universities defy order to regulate pornography

The legislature gave Maryland's state-funded universities until Dec. 1 to submit policies on "the displaying or screening of obscene films and materials," language written into the state budget in April. Maryland's General Assembly asked for the rules ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: University of Virginia

Uproar over Navy color guard at World Series

Accounts differ as to who was added to or removed from the Oct. 29 color guard. But the net result was that one of the six who marched on Yankee Stadium's field, Midshipman 2nd Class Hannah Allaire, was selected because her presence would make the ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  11 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Michael Mullen,  Washington Post Company

U.-Md. students protest diversity official's ousting

Several hundred University of Maryland students marched on the administration building at lunchtime Thursday to protest the ouster of a popular diversity officer, Cordell Black. "This is what diversity looks like!" the largely African American ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

NFL player from Sierra Leone gives $2 million to U-Md.

At 28, Williams finds himself in a relatively prosperous position: He plays free safety for the Minnesota Vikings. And Wednesday, he made a difference. In a morning news conference, the University of Maryland announced the creation of the Madieu ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NFL,  Madieu Williams,  Minnesota Vikings,  World Bank,  National Institutes of Health

U-Md. to create center to focus on public health initiatives

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  4 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Madieu Williams,  Minnesota Vikings,  NFL,  Facebook Inc.

Ex-president of GWU leads in survey of pay in 2007-08

Former George Washington University president Stephen J. Trachtenberg received $3.7 million in pay and benefits in 2007-08, $2 million more than the total compensation that year for any other current or former leader in private higher education in the ...

From DANIEL DE VISE, The Washington Post,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Johns Hopkins University,  Chronicle of Higher Education,  George Washington University,  American University,  American Enterprise Institute

« Previous  |  Next »

Who is This?

Help us add to our database, by linking this writer their entry in Wikipedia or Source Watch, or by suggesting that we remove it from our index.

Suggest an Entry