Associated PressStudentsCornell Taps Michigan Provost to Lead Ivy League SchoolITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University trustees have chosen the provost of the University of Michigan as the Ivy League school’s new president. Martha Pollack said Monday she will remain at Michigan though January and start her work at Cornell in April. Pollack will become the second female president of Cornell after Elizabeth Garrett, who died […]November 14, 2016News RoundupAlumni Pledge $50M to St. John’s CollegeSANTA FE, N.M. ― Two graduates of the small liberal arts institution St. John’s College have pledged a record $25 million to the school. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that Ron Fielding and Warren Spector announced their gifts to St. John’s endowment, saying the donations should be used to help students who wouldn’t otherwise […]November 8, 2016StudentsVirginia Tech President Wants to Double Minority EnrollmentsBLACKSBURG, Va. ― Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands is calling on the university to double its enrollment of underrepresented minority groups over the next six years. The Roanoke Times reports that currently, about 12 percent of Tech’s students are Black, Hispanic or of Pacific Islander descent. Sands said during a board of visitors meeting Monday […]November 8, 2016StudentsSorority, Fraternity Events Banned at Washington State UniversityPULLMAN, Wash. ― Officials on Monday banned all Washington State University sorority and fraternity events, from formals to football tailgates, for the rest of the semester. The Pullman school’s Interfraternity Council made the move along with the Panhellenic Council, an umbrella organization for some sororities. The councils made the announcement in a letter to students, […]November 8, 2016StudentsEx-student Faces Charges in Rutgers Business School StabbingPISCATAWAY, N.J. ― A former Rutgers University student accused of returning to its business school and stabbing a faculty member, another student and himself is facing attempted-murder charges. Middlesex County prosecutors say 25-year-old Joshua Thompson faces two counts of attempted murder and two weapons counts. Bail was set at $1 million. The attack occurred Friday […]November 7, 2016Leadership & PolicyProsecutor Asks Iowa State University Police to Investigate N.C. FlightAMES, Iowa ― A prosecutor has asked Iowa State University police to investigate a flight that took President Steven Leath to the North Carolina town where he owns a home. Story County Attorney Jessica Reynolds received a complaint Monday questioning a university plane’s travel to and from Jefferson, North Carolina on March 12 ― the […]November 7, 2016StudentsGov. LePage: Maine Will Investigate College Students Who VoteLEWISTON, Maine ― GOP Gov. Paul LePage says the state will investigate college students who vote in Maine to make sure they follow state law. The governor’s comment came after officials at Bates College said orange fliers distributed at dorms and at the dining hall are a “deliberate attempt at voter suppression.” The fliers said […]November 7, 2016StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin Student Leaders Condemn Response to Noose CostumeMADISON, Wis. ― University of Wisconsin-Madison student leaders are condemning the response to a man who wore an offensive costume to a football game. The man wore what appeared to be a President Barack Obama mask with a noose around its neck to the Oct. 29 game against Nebraska. Security officers asked him to remove […]November 7, 2016StudentsEmporia State University Student Government Opposes Guns on CampusEMPORIA, Kan. ― Student government at Emporia State University is expressing its opposition to guns on campus after lawmakers approved a measure that will allow guns in campus buildings starting in July. The Associated Student Government released a resolution against guns on campus. The group’s president, Elijah Williams, said a recent survey showed that 72 […]November 6, 2016StudentsVandals Deface University of Minnesota’s Muslim Students Association SignMINNEAPOLIS ― Vandals defaced a sign promoting the University of Minnesota’s Muslim Students Association. Someone scrawled “ISIS” over a hand-painted mural on a bridge connecting the east and west banks of the Twin Cities campus. The acronym is a reference to the Islamic State group. The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is […]November 6, 2016Previous PagePage 116 of 569Next Page