Associated PressStudentsEx-ITT Students Want to be Creditors in Bankruptcy CaseCARMEL, Ind. — Former students of ITT Educational Services Inc. are asking to be considered creditors in the for-profit college operator’s bankruptcy case. The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that five former students filed the motion Tuesday asking that they and thousands of other students be recognized as creditors as the bankruptcy case moves forward. The […]January 5, 2017StudentsCollege Grad Sentenced for Assaulting Sleeping Frat BrothersREADING, Pa. — A graduate of a Pennsylvania college has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting two of his fraternity brothers as they slept. The Reading Eagle reports Robert Convery Jr., of Williamstown, New Jersey, was convicted of assaulting the two Albright College students. Each attack occurred after the […]January 5, 2017Faculty & StaffChicago State University’s Financial Distress IncreasingChicago State University officials said the university will burn through cash reserves and eventually need to make additional cuts, according to documents sent to state officials responsible for funding.January 3, 2017Leadership & PolicyDean of Harvard Law School Stepping DownCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The dean of Harvard Law School says she will step down to focus on teaching, scholarship and public engagement. Martha Minow announced Tuesday that she will leave her post at the end of the academic year but remain on the school’s faculty. She has been dean since 2009. In a statement, Minow […]January 3, 2017StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Student Passenger on Missing PlaneCLEVELAND —A University of Wisconsin-Madison freshman and her father were among six people aboard a plane that disappeared over Lake Erie as the group was returning from a Cleveland Cavaliers game, the school said Monday as search crews continue to hunt for the aircraft. Megan Casey, 19, of Powell, Ohio, and her father, Brian, were […]January 3, 2017STEMProgram Provides Boost to Teens with Eyes Set on EngineeringHONOLULU — A new public school initiative will allow Hawaii students interested in engineering careers get on an early pathway to acceptance at a university engineering program. The state Department of Education is partnering with the University of Hawaii to create a “college-focused pathway” for students to pursue direct acceptance into the College of Engineering […]January 3, 2017HealthIndiana University Alters Health Plans for Same-sex PartnersSOUTH BEND, Ind. — More than 20 Indiana University employees will lose health care coverage if they don’t marry their same-sex partners by the end of the month. The South Bend Tribune reports that university employees in same-sex relationships have relied on a domestic-partner health care policy offered since 2002. That benefit ends Dec. 31. […]December 29, 2016StudentsUniversity of Wyoming Eyes Increasing Transfer Students to Boost EnrollmentLARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming is looking to boost enrollment by increasing transfer students. The Laramie Boomerang reports that Outreach School Interim Dean Alyson Hagy said at a public listening session regarding the school’s five-year strategic plan that there’s been a considerable dip in the number of transfer students attending UW in recent […]December 29, 2016StudentsHaskell Indian Nations University’s Attorneys: School not Subject to Title IXThe university’s attorneys — contesting a lawsuit filed by a former student over an alleged rape — argue that the school is not subject to Title IX, which prohibits gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual violence in education.December 29, 2016STEMWashington State University Seeks Funds for Engineering CoursesEVERETT, Wash. — Washington State University’s efforts to boost enrollment in engineering courses at its Everett campus has hit a snag. The Daily Herald reports WSU asked Gov. Jay Inslee to set aside money in his budget proposal to pay for added enrollment slots but the governor didn’t fulfill the request in the two-year, $46.7 […]December 28, 2016Previous PagePage 107 of 569Next Page
