Higher Education News
May 14, 2008
- Clinton returns to Montana with stop at UM
- UM ready for campaign stop
- Bound for Success: Recent UM master's grad receives prestigious writing honor
May 13, 2008
- Letter from Chancellor William Goetz (North Dakota University System’s budget request)
- MT Board of Regents wants Audit of Struggling Student Programs
- Scholarship Program Butte High Tops in State
- MAPP Test Results - Tech Press Release
May 12, 2008
- Future of Student Loan Program Funding is Disputed
- MUS ag college plans to build teaching, research facilities
- MSU Business Dean to Step Down
- MSU Senior Seeks to Make a Difference in Peace Corps
- Future of Student Loan Program Funding is Disputed
- Seacat says he can't audit student loan agencies
- MUS Ag College Plans to Build Teaching, Research Facilities
- Graduation Day
- Tech Gives Awards at Graduation
- Seacat says he can't audit student loan agencies
- Four Left in UM Business Plan Contest
- Two More Sought in Home Invasion
- Dennison Shouldn’t Dole Out Punishment
May 9, 2008
- VSAC Ensures Student Loans (article on Vermont Student Assistance in the Burlington Free Press)
- Auditor Declines Regents’ Request
- Starting Over
- No Audit of Student Loan Groups, Says State Official
- Ex-Griz Freeman Pleads Guilty to Home Invasion Role
- UM Class of 2008: Grad Looks to Clean Water Around Globe, at Home
- Now is a Great Time to be a Graduate
May 8, 2008
- UM Western Student Picked as Regent
- Board of Education floats new license for professors
- Governor Appoints UM Western Student to Regents
- UM Class of 2008: Tired of Japanese Media, Student Earns Degree in Photojournalism
May 7, 2008
- Ex-MSU Athlete Gets 125 Years in Prison
- Bozeman Names Two New Vice Presidents
- No Mercy for Miller
- Tech to Graduate 400 on Saturday
- UM Class of 2008: Student Leaves Life of Alcohol Behind to Earn Degree
- UM Class of 2008: ROTC Grad Finds Discipline
- New State Spending Requests Top $400 Million
- Details of State Budge Requests
- MSU Football Loses Scholarships, Practice Time Over Grades
May 6, 2008
- $400 M in New Spending Sought
- MSU Students Receive Fellowships
- Need for Nurses still Rising
- Two MSU Students Receive NSF Research Fellowships
- UM Basketball Assistant Marso Resigns
- State Agencies Request $413 M Funding Increase
- Buzzing Industry: Beekeepers Swarm to Pick up Colonies
- UM Class of 2008: ROTC Grad Finds Discipline
May 5, 2008
- Gazette Opinion: New Audit in Order for Montana Student Loan Agency
- Man Arrested with More Drugs
- MSU Touts New Grain as a Benefit to Health
- Letter: Student Mother of 6 Shared her Knowledge
- Top MSU-B Seniors Earn Honors
- MSU Gears up for PowWow
- Sexual Assault Suspect Banned from MSU
- Washington Foundation Pledges $10 Million to UM Education Center
- Support UM Students’ Push for Workers’ Rights
- Two Montanans Named Presidential Scholars
- Formal Audit Request Made for Student Loan Groups
- UM Breaks Ground for New Education Building for New Education Building
- MHESAC Looks to Shed High-Interest Debt
- UM Class of ’08 – Poplar Student Found his way in Biology After Several False Starts
- Washington’s to Donate $10 Million to UM Center
May 2, 2008
- All-A’s Mom of 6 Graduating from MSU-B
- MSU-B Graduation Events set for Today, Saturday
- MSU Student Charged with Sexual Assault
- MSU Announces Commencement Schedule
May 1, 2008
- Attorney General May have to Decide Legality of Legislative Audits of Student Loan Entities
- No Sweat
- An “F” in Spelling
April 30, 2008
- Regents want Groups Audited
- Vice President to Leave Rocky (article about Regent Pease)
- COT Students Plan Open House
- College Weighs Wind-Power Program
- Regents want Legislative Audit of Student Loan Groups
- Pease Resigning as Rocky VP for Planning, Indian Affairs
- UM Students Involved in Sit-in Suspended
- Regents Vote for Legislative Audit of MHESAC, SAF
- FVCC Raises Tuition by 12 Percent
- UM Students Suspended for Sit-in
- Regents Request Audit of Student Loan Groups
April 29, 2008
- Six-Mill Levy’s 10-Year Encore
- Former Athlete Keeps Guilty Plea
- MSU Powwow Set for May 2-3
- Miller Decides to go Through with Sentencing
- Welcome to ‘Adult Land’
- UM Students Could Face Suspension for Sit-In
- Superintendent’s Job Duties
- UM Students Could Face Suspension for Sit-in
- UM Might Suspend Students for Sweatshop Protest
- Teacher Search: Students Scope out their Futures at Annual Education Fair
April 28, 2008
- Writing Test Found to be Better Predictor of College Success than Other Parts of SAT
- Other loan options still available at MT Tech
- Senators want student loan records
- Six-Mill Levy's 10-Year Encore
- MSU Graphic Design Student Wins Internship at National Geographic Adventure
- Rapid Growth Turned Around Quickly for SAF
- Senators question student loan nonprofits
- UM Student Rescued After Falling about 30 Feet Near Hardy Creek
- Panel Offers High Praise for State’s Indian Education
- Letter: More-Educated Nurses Should be Treated as Such
- Goodall: From Scientist to Activist
- City, University Work to be Green
- MSU Student Athlete Game Plan
- Around Montana: Two Former Grizzlies Drafted into NFL
- State Wins Praise for Education on Culture
- Educational Opportunities Could be Lost if Levy Fails
- Steps Toward MSU-N’s Future
- Update: Injured UM Hiker Recovering
- Senators Focus on Student Loan Crisis
- MSU Panel Suggests Ways to Improve Athlete Success
- Schools Chief (OPI) Hopefuls Tout Diverse Backgrounds
April 25, 2008
- White House Backs Student Loan Plan (Wallstreet Journal article)
- Hunter, Smillie, Gosline win ASUM Elections
- Students Engage in Empty Holster Protest
- Student Loan Group Lays off 23 People
- Student Loan Group Lays off 23 People
- Lawmaker Says Student Loan Outfits Must be More Open
- U.S. Treasury Official to Give UM Graduation Speeches
- Student Loan Organization Lays off 23
- Sunshine Proposal Targets Loan Boards
- Homicide Suspect Wants to Withdraw Guilty Plea
- Leaders, Students Break Ground on New Native American Center
- College Locked Down Following Report of Gun
April 24, 2008
- School Loan Consolidation Program Suspended
- Study on State’s Aging Sought
- UM President Meets with Students Involved in Sit-In
- MHESAC Suspends Federal Student Loan Consolidation Program
- MHESAC Suspends Loan Consolidation Program
- Your Turn: Dual-Credit Classes a Viable Option
- UM President Meets with Students Involved in Sit-In
- Dennison Not Wavering Over Student Pressure
- Conference to Focus on Islam in Asia
- Dennison says ‘No’ to Worker’s Rights Agreement
- ASUM Decides Diaz Cannot Serve if Elected
April 23, 2008
- The New Ice Age – Investing in a Competitive, Educated Workforce (article by Sheila Stearns)
- Research Roundup at Montana State University
- Stimson Workers Hear About Retraining, Education Options
- Credit crunch trickles down to students
- Star-Studded Bash Planned for UM Donors
April 22, 2008
April 21, 2008
- Leaders, students break ground on new Native American Center
- College credit: opportunity or obstacle?
- Dorm evacuated after bomb threat
- Many community colleges do not offer Federal Student Loans, study finds
- College students under more and more credit card debt load
April 18, 2008
- Report derides community college loan access
- Speak out about tuition hikes
- Congress acts to aid student lending
- Student loan group asks Congress to address problems
- UM to break ground on native center
- UM: Computer games don't affect productivity (quotes Tyler Trevor)
- Helena IR Opinion: Tough break for students needing loans
April 17, 2008
- Montana Student Loan Group Seeks Federal Backup Provision
- 9 UM Students Arrested after Sit-in for Workers Rights
- Student Protest Ends in Arrests
April 16, 2008
- Energy Costs Hit Ag Research Centers Too
- MSUB Professor to Give Talk
- UM Athlete Pleads Guilty to Role in Drug-Related Robbery
- MSU Students Show Their Original Research and Creations
- MSU Hosts Technology Open House April 17
- Everybody Wants You to Thrive, and Help is All Around [Article by Sheila Stearns]
- Student Loan Provider Cuts Benefits by $3 Million
- Opinion: UM Must Not Rescind on Fort Protection
April 15, 2008
- Student Loan Nonprofit Trimming $3 Million
- Examining the Osprey: UM Biologists ask Public to Adopt Nests, Record Data Regularly
- Student Assistance Loan Bonds Remain Unsold
- Kyi-Yo: Two Days Take a Year of Planning
- Lebrum Tells Police Miller Killed Wright
April 14, 2008
- Student Loan Bond Auctions Fail Again
- When Schools Nurture Civic Responsibility We all Win
- Students say “Follow the Grain” to China was Eye Opening and Fun
- Montana Tribal History Symposium Postponed
- Exotic Research Leads MSU Student to Ecuador, Discoveries
- MSU Physicists Receive $1M for Defense Research
- Missoula Foundation to Donate $1 Million to UM Athletics
April 11, 2008
- Keeler Delivers MSU Distinguished Professor Lecture April 17
- Elton John in Missoula: UM Secures Donation for AIDS Council
- MT Election Assistance Commission Grants Available
April 10, 2008
- Four to Receive MSU Honorary Doctorate Degrees
- Outstanding MSU-B Alumni to Receive Honors on Saturday
- MSU-B to Host Annual Powwow
- Neighbors Concerned About Workforce Housing
- Military Appeals Court Hears Case at UM
- Literary Honor: Longtime UM Professor Harry Fritz Recognized for his Writing
- UM Registration Plan an Excellent Idea
- Preserve Modernist Buildings at UM
April 9, 2008
April 8, 2008
- Author to Give Presentation
- State Faces Big Bill for Unlicensed Software
- Dawson Community College Offering Computer Help
- Inquiring Minds – Students Converge on UM Campus to Show off Science Projects
- UM Student Group Offers Funds to Support Safer Rentals
April 7, 2008
- Finding a Needle in a Haystack? No Problem for the Montana Analytical Lab
- Financial Market Fallout (Opinion)
- U.S. Students Achieve Mixed Results on Writing Test
- Judge Releases evidence in Homicide Case
- UM Professor to be Honored
- Conference will Help Students Interested in Medical School
- Workshop Answers Questions About College
- Leaders: Clinton Strong on Indian Issues (interview of Regent Pease)
- Candidates Address Change, College Affordability at Dinner in Butte
- Elevators a Necessity to Some Students
April 4, 2008
- People in Education: Bruce McLeod to be Honored
- Barkey to be UM Economic Director
- Judge to Release Evidence from Homicide Case
- Tech Hosting Research Fair
- Rally Adds to Busy UM Schedule
April 3, 2008
- Boost for Two-Year Schools
- Obama Confirms Visit to Adams Center
- Polzin to Retire from Business Post at UM
- UM Registration Plan an Excellent Idea
- ASUM Candidate Forum at Noon in UC Thursday
- “Values of Leadership and Networking Skills” Lecture Set for April 10
April 2, 2008
- MSU and Elderhostel Create Railroad History Program
- President Dennison’s piece on service learning entitled Higher Education, Community Service, and Service Learning (posted to www.solutionsforourfuture.org on 27 March 2008 -- lower right-hand corner of the page)
- Montana Can’t Afford to Cut Funding for Education (Opinion piece by Sen. Rick Laible)
- MSU Hosts ‘Entrepreneur Day’
- Governor ‘Not Done’ Funding Education
April 1, 2008
- UM Student Hopes to Chauffeur Candidates if They Visit Campus
- UM Officials Optimistic About Tool for Student Voter Registration
