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• 4 North Dakota colleges to get $10M training grant
• Colleges struggle to investigate sexual assaults. But why are they involved at all?
• Oklahoma City high school drops the name 'Redskins' for its team
• 'Merry Christmas' returns: How conservatives are winning the Christmas war
• 10 Colleges Where Applicants Are Least Likely to Get In

4 North Dakota colleges to get $10M training grant Posted: 09 Dec 2014 12:38 PM PST The federal Labor Department is giving nearly $10 million to four North Dakota colleges to support technical programs tied to the energy, transportation and construction fields. The money going to Bismarck ...

Colleges struggle to investigate sexual assaults. But why are they involved at all? Posted: 09 Dec 2014 12:30 PM PST The more horrific stories you hear of college sexual assault going unpunished — or wrongly punished — the easier it is to wonder: why are colleges handling this issue in the first place? There are two reasons why colleges are involved with campus rape and sexual assault, and why they're likely to stay that way. The first is that it's the law: Title IX, passed in 1972, requires colleges to protect students from sexual assault.

Oklahoma City high school drops the name 'Redskins' for its team Posted: 09 Dec 2014 11:12 AM PST By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Public Schools Board has voted unanimously to remove "Redskins" as the nickname for a high school after hearing pleas from students and teachers who found the term offensive, school officials said on Tuesday. After 88 years, Capitol Hill High School will begin implementing its ban on the use of "Redskins" effective immediately. ...

'Merry Christmas' returns: How conservatives are winning the Christmas war Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:48 AM PST Wishing students "Merry Christmas" is now protected in Texas public schools thanks to a recently minted Merry Christmas law, which allows students, teachers, and administrators to say traditional holiday greetings on campus.

10 Colleges Where Applicants Are Least Likely to Get In Posted: 09 Dec 2014 06:00 AM PST The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matter to you in your college or grad school search.

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