MSNBC news is reporting that Virginia Tech has allegedly received a threat via a YouTube video post. While no written or verbal threats have been received, they are taking this threat seriously.

If you have any doubts about the explosion of Twitter.com usage, here’s news that should interest you. UniversitiesAndColleges.org conducted a study of the usage of Twitter at the top 100 U.S. colleges and universities. The study reports:

Harvard Extension School starts the registration period. It begins on August 3 and ends on August 31. The classed at Harvard Extension School will start on August 31st.

Primary Research Group has published The Survey of College Purchasing Managers, ISBN #1-57440-124-6. The study presents data from 50 college purchasing departments with a mean annual budget $153 million and a range of $100,000 to $1 billion in purchasing spending. Bargaining power has shifted from sellers to buyers in many key markets and the report relates how purchasing departments are taking advantage of the shift.

A Montana State University graduate student whose research has the potential to make a difference in how light is harvested for alternative energy applications has won a $90,000 fellowship from the National Science Foundation.

As promised, Robert Morse, Director of Data Research at U.S. News, has responded to allegations of incorrect data being used in the 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings of Brooklyn, Hawaii, and Nebraska in Updates to Some Grad School Data:

University of Georgia says professor George Zinkhan is a suspect in an off campus shooting. Zinkhan is a white male in his mid 50s with a goatee or beard.

U.S.News & World Report now ranks 21 University of Iowa graduate programs and colleges among the 10 best in the country when compared to other public universities, with five UI programs continuing to rank in first place.

Radford lock down is lifted early Friday morning. Police declare campus secure after yesterday's Radford shooting.

The University of Notre Dame's invitation of Barack Obama to speak at the Commencement has caused a scandal. Now The Cardinal Newman Society applauds Bishop's Boycott of Notre Dame Commencement. More than 80,000 people petition Notre Dame opposing the commencement.

For the seventh year in a row, National University has surpassed nationwide benchmarks measuring the level of academic challenge at four-year colleges and universities, according to data from the ninth annual report of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) entitled “Promoting Engagement for All Students: The Imperative to Look Within.” The survey results were released on November 10, 2008.

At a time when students and parents are having a difficult time paying for college tuition costs, some state college presidents’ salaries have increased.