University of the District of Columbia News

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty hoisted a shovel of sand and carried his alma mater, Woodrow Wilson High School, into the future Tuesday.

As City Desk's Mike DeBonis reported yesterday , Wilson Senior High School will soon be under renovation.

WaPo's Bill Turque reported earlier this month that students at Wilson Senior High School would have to relocate while the city renovated their historic Tenleytown campus, and that the University of the District of Columbia would be a likely spot for their interlude.

On average, graduates from D.C. schools have more college debt than any other parts of the country, according to a recent study.

This article highlights perhaps the single biggest challenge for charters: space.

Congratulations to Dr. Harry Lee Williams '86 '88 '95 for his appointment as the 10th president of Delaware State University .

D.C. native Jesse Smith, who became homeless following a divorce, speaks at a National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week event Thursday.

The University of the District of Columbia should partner with suburban schools to quickly create an independent community college for D.C., according to a study commissioned by the Brookings Institution and D.C. Appleseed.

There's more literature arriving every day from Republican Board of Education challengers in my West Hartford mailbox.

Poised to pick a new president, Delaware State University trustees are determined not to repeat past mistakes.

Don Peebles was the man on Saturday night. The D.C. Chamber of Commerce gala at the Wardman Park Marriott, an annual evening of glitz, this year welcomed 1,200 guests from every big industry in the city and most every corner of its government.

The District government and its water utility will receive a combined $38.9 million in stimulus funding for projects that stem excess dirty stormwater runoff and upgrade the water distribution network's piping around the city.

Great expectations: Jonathan Gueverra, CEO of the Community College of the District of Columbia, says 'failure is not an option.' View Larger Sitting in the auditorium in the University of the District of Columbia , Tony Carr was excited to be in college the first time.

Dr. Chris Myers Asch, founder of the U.S. Public Service Academy and author of a new book about civil rights struggles in Mississippi, will be the speaker for the next "Tukule, Tusome: To Eat, To Learn Lecture Series" event at Berea College on Monday from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. the Commons of the Woods-Penniman Building.

Patrick J. Kennedy, D-R.I., listed what "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" ate in the popular children's book.

A huge burden has been lifted from the University of the District of Columbia. UDC has spent years torn between dual roles as a community college and state university.

The extended search for a new president at Delaware State University may be nearing its conclusion.

Thursday, October 01, 2009 An oops about higher education coverage in the Post Today, Post columnist Robert McCartney writes, in " Find the Money For Higher Education ," about the need for more local funding for higher education in the region.

Sonya Owens, the well-known and well-liked Eagle's Nest employee, has been putting smiles on AU students' faces for eight years.

Sept. 29, 2009 Two Finalists Named for Fire Chief; Fire Prevention Week Oct. 4-10 By Tony Rutherford Huntingtonnews.net Reporter Huntington, WV - Two out-of-state nomineees have been announced as finalists for the position of Huntington Fire Chief.