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Obamas deliver commencement speeches.(NEWSWATCH)(Barack and Michelle Obama)
June 1, 2009... President Barack Obama urged graduates at the University of Notre Dame IN to listen to those who disagree with them and work to right the world's wrongs--even as hecklers tried to disrupt his speech.
Police arrested 39 protesters for trespassing, who opposed the prominent Catholic...
Catholic universities censor speakers.(NEWSWATCH)
June 1, 2009... The controversy over President Obama delivering the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame IN has brought out Catholic schools' vetting processes for speakers.
Candidates must meet specific criteria in order to deliver a commencement address or receive an honorary degree,...
More mystery money to women-led schools.(NEWSWATCH)
June 1, 2009... At least 18 women-led colleges and universities in the U.S. have recently received a total of more than $90 million in anonymous donations.
Since women lead only about 23% of U.S. colleges, the odds of them being randomly selected are about 1 in 50 billion.
The donations, ranging...
Two women to lead as new UC chancellors.(NEWSWATCH)
June 1, 2009... The University of California regents appointed two new female chancellors to its system at a May meeting, bringing the number of female UC chancellors up from just one to three of 10 chancellors.
Linda Katehi, provost and vice chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,...
M.R.C. Greenwood as Prez of U of Hawaii?(NEWSWATCH)
June 1, 2009... M.R.C. Greenwood, former provost of the University of California system, is one of two finalists for the University of Hawaii presidency.
A strong woman leader, Greenwood stepped down as UC provost in 2005 during an investigation of her hiring a friend and former business partner in the...