7-time Tour de France champion Armstrong to speak at High Point’s 2011 spring graduation

Armstrong to be graduation speaker at High Point

Depleted WAC looking at rebuilding _ again _ after ’selfish’ departures

WAC commish calls latest departures ’selfish’

Lawmakers told fat has been cut and that Nebraska budget knife would hurt education programs

Nebraska lawmakers told no more fat to cut

Tamil Nadu moves apex court over test for aspiring doctors

CHENNAI - The Tamil Nadu government has moved the Supreme Court expressing its opposition to the central government’s proposal to conduct a combined entrance exam for medical colleges from the next academic session, an official said Thursday.

State mourning for killed school-kids in Uttarakhand

DEHRADUN - Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Thursday declared three-day state mourning for the 19 school children who were buried alive following collapse of a classroom in the state’s Bageshwar district.

South African police fire rubber bullets on protesting teachers during nationwide strike

Violence erupts during South Africa strike

Staff Selection Commission Recruitment 2010

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‘Jamia’s centre for culture has potential for excellence’

NEW DELHI - In a survey conducted by Bangalore’s India Foundation for the Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia University’s “Centre for Culture, Media & Governance” (CCMG) has been rated as a “Centre with Potential for Excellence”.

Orissa has dress code for school teachers too

BHUBANESWAR - After students, it is the teachers in elementary and upper primary government schools of Orissa who will have to follow a dress code from Sep 15.

Winner of Fields Medal 2010 is Eilon Lindenstrauss

Delhi plans four technical institutes in rural areas

NEW DELHI - The Delhi government is planning to open four technical education institutes in rural areas of the capital, an official said Thursday.

Fresno State, Nevada joining college football’s Mountain West Conference

Fresno State, Nevada headed to MWC

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mountain West is growing, the Western Athletic Conference is in danger of being whittled away and BYU is considering going it alone - at least in football.