Associated PressNews RoundupEx-Medical School Dean Sent to Trial in Nassar FalloutEAST LANSING, Mich.— A former medical school dean at Michigan State University was ordered to trial Tuesday on criminal charges that grew from the investigation of disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar. Two women, including a current medical student, told a judge about sexual harassment by William Strampel, including bawdy talk about sex and nude photos and […]June 6, 2018News RoundupWheeling Jesuit University Starts Presidential SearchWHEELING, W.VA. – Wheeling Jesuit University has started the search for its next president. The university Board of Trustees announced the presidential search Monday. Debra Townsley’s appointment as interim president ends in mid-July. She took over after the Rev. James J. Fleming resigned as president in January 2017 after four years. The university says in a […]June 5, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Alaska Regents Approve 2019 BudgetFAIRBANKS, Alaska – The University of Alaska Board of Regents has approved the university’s operating and capital budget for fiscal year 2019. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the budget includes $327 million in state unrestricted general funds. This year’s state appropriation is a $10 million increase from last year’s state funding. University of Alaska President Jim […]June 5, 2018News RoundupUA Nursing School Gets $2.5-Million Grant to Help Cancer SurvivorsPHOENIX — The University of Arizona College of Nursing received a $2.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to help people completing cancer treatment go from being from patients to survivors. “Oftentimes when people are ending chemotherapy or the active phase of their treatment, it’s kind of a stressful time because you’ve been so […]June 5, 2018News RoundupNASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Being Honored in BronzeINSTITUTE, W.VA. Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her time. West Virginia State University says a dedication ceremony is planned for Aug. 25, the day before Johnson’s 100th birthday. Long before the […]June 4, 2018News RoundupKoch Foundation Keeps Giving to UniversitiesThe Charles Koch Foundation is increasing its donations to colleges and universities. The Associated Press examined the foundation’s most recent tax records. The study found that the organization gave almost $49 million to more than 250 colleges across the U.S. in 2016. That is almost double its 2015 gift amount. John Hardin is director of […]June 4, 2018News RoundupOhio State University to Expand Aid Initiative to RegionalsCOLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University plans to expand a financial aid program from its main campus to include regional campuses. The university expects to spend some $3 million a year starting in spring 2019 to extend the program aiming to close the aid gap for low- and moderate-income students. The aid package begins this […]June 4, 2018News RoundupSecurity: Spokane Falls College Newspapers Weren’t StolenSPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane Falls Community College security has determined hundreds of copies of the student newspaper were not stolen in April, as student journalists suspected. The Spokesman-Review reported recently that about 400 copies of the March 8 issue of the Communicator disappeared from the racks at a rapid pace on April 2 and April […]June 1, 2018News RoundupWisconsin Educator Picked to be UA Anchorage ChancellorANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Wisconsin educator will be the next chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage. UA President Jim Johnsen announced that Dr. Cathy Sandeen will succeed Sam Gingerich on Sept. 15. Sandeen is chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension. She oversees combined faculty and staff of 2,200 […]June 1, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Idaho Extends Leave for Athletic DirectorBOISE, IDAHO The University of Idaho says it has extended its athletic director’s administrative leave until the school completes an investigation into sexual assault complaints made against a football player. University President Chuck Staben announced Thursday that Rob Spear was originally placed on a 60-day administrative leave in April and it was set to expire […]June 1, 2018Previous PagePage 11 of 569Next Page