Education News - 14 Apr 2008

A threat scrawled in a dormitory at Saint Xavier University is hitting home for Mike Plumb - even though none of his family members attend the Southwest Side institution.
Source: www.southtownstar.com

... for an application like identifying the best evacuation route out of a city during an emergency, “getting something quickly is perhaps more important than making sure it’s the absolute best system possible,” said Jesse St. Charles, a University ...
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

"Dr. Aripoli has been a tremendous vice president for Missouri State over the past 15 years" Don Aripoli, vice president for student affairs at Missouri State University since 1993, has resigned his position and will take on other duties for the university. via KYTV Springfield
Source: www.topix.com

Three Washington state residents have admitted to selling thousands of bogus academic degrees through scores of phony online universities.
Source: www.edweek.org

Universities approach next hurdle for the 2008 research assessment exercise - the deadline for submissions
Source: education.guardian.co.uk