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Melissa Ruud McGuire, the student life director at NT and adviser for the SGA, added that the rules are not completely clear on grants but said they specifically mention scholarships. The bill cutting out the $1,000 scholarships from the fall and spring semesters passed with a vote of 11 to one with one abstention. (3) comments
NT is classified as a "high research activity" university by a recent report, but it's still catching up with other research institutions in Texas. The report by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education classifies hundreds of universities in the United States, which can help administrators petition for more funding. (0) comments
Student input about academics, financial aid and campus life designated NT as a "Best in the West" college, according to The Princeton Review. "Only 630 colleges are named a regional best, which is a small percentage of the 2,500 four-year universities," said Jeanne Krier, spokeswoman for The Princeton Review. (2) comments
The fifth NT student has claimed the American Humanics NextGen Scholarship, a prize that awards humanities students for their work with non-profit organizations. Brooke Moore, sociology senior, received the award from the American Humanics in August at the end of the nationwide competition that gives students the opportunity to complete an internship in the non-profit sector. (0) comments
The Meadows Foundation awarded the NT Dallas Campus a $500,000 grant Aug. 5 to enhance its educational administration program. The majority of the grant will be used to provide scholarships for teachers looking to become certified school administrators, said Joseph Breshears, executive director of development at NT Dallas. (0) comments
MILWAUKEE (MCT) - After more than a decade of trying to harvest the promise of embryonic stem cells, scientists have hit on a fascinating new approach that sidesteps them entirely. By adding genes to targeted cells in the body, they have been able to change the basic makeup of those cells, turning them into potential disease-curing cells. (0) comments
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (MCT) - A man who drove a rented sport utility vehicle into a lunchtime crowd on the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill campus was sentenced Tuesday to up to 33 years in prison. Orange Superior Court Judge Carl Fox ordered a prison term of 26 years and two months to 33 years for Mohammed Taheri-Azar, 25, for the 2006 attack at The Pit, a gathering spot outside the student union. (0) comments
HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (|MCT) - No Orange County jury has sent a man to death row since 1973. District Attorney Jim Woodall wants to give execution another chance. Woodall said Monday he plans to seek the death penalty for 22-year-old Demario Atwater in the killing of Eve Carson, the UNC-Chapel Hill student body president. (0) comments
