Associated PressLeadership & PolicyBoard Extends Contract for Valparaiso President to 2021VALPARAISO, Ind. ― The contract of Valparaiso University’s president has been extended through June 2021. The university’s board of directors announced Monday that it had entered into a new five-year contract with President Mark Heckler. He first became the university’s president in 2008. Board members cited Heckler’s leadership overseeing the university’s enrollment growth, campus expansion […]October 31, 2016StudentsUniversity of Kentucky Blames Newspaper for Fewer Sex Assault ReportsLEXINGTON, Ky. ― University of Kentucky officials claim that a student newspaper’s stories about alleged sexual harassment by a professor are to blame for a drop in sexual assault reports on campus.University officials said in court filings that the number of sexual assault reports to the university’s Violence Intervention and Prevention Center fell to 38 […]October 30, 2016StudentsUniversity of West Alabama Looks to Boost Enrollment with New DealTUSCALOSSA, Ala. ― Online enrollment has historically been a point of strength for the University of West Alabama, but the school has witnessed a decline in recent years. Now, the university is hoping to boost online enrollment after signing an agreement with online education company Learning House, the Tuscaloosa News reported. UWA board of trustees […]October 30, 2016StudentsFraternity Chapter in Arkansas Suspended After Blackface Photo SurfacesLITTLE ROCK, Ark. ― An Arkansas fraternity chapter has been suspended and one of its members expelled after a photo surfaced of the fraternity member wearing apparent blackface. The Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity suspended its chapter at the University of Central Arkansas on Saturday after learning about the photo. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the […]October 30, 2016StudentsUniversity of Kansas Group to Explore Issues Faced by Religious MinoritiesLAWRENCE, Kan. ― The University of Kansas Student Senate is forming a group to explore issues members of religious minorities face on campus. The committee will create a survey to gauge students’ accommodations for religious holidays and access to reflection spaces on campus, student body president Stephonn Alcorn said Thursday in a letter to student […]October 30, 2016StudentsGrand Valley State Accused of Delaying Assault ReportsALLENDALE, Mich. ― Ottawa County authorities said Grand Valley State University has a policy discouraging prompt reporting of sexual assaults that undermines investigators’ ability to gather evidence and successfully prosecute the crimes. Ottawa County Prosecutor Ronald Frantz told MLive that the process is concerning because it hampers the ability to build cases. The university’s police […]October 27, 2016StudentsUVa Attorney Wanted ‘Jackie’ to disavow Rolling Stone storyCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A University of Virginia attorney asked a student who claimed in a Rolling Stone story that she was gang-raped to disavow the article after it was published. The Washington Post reports that the university had wanted the woman identified only as “Jackie” to release a statement saying the 2014 story “A Rape […]October 27, 2016News RoundupEx-South Texas College of Law in Houston Changing Name AgainHOUSTON ― An attorney says a downtown Houston law school will change its name again to end a federal trademark lawsuit filed by the University of Houston System. The Houston Chronicle reports the Houston College of Law, formerly the South Texas College of Law, will announce its new name by Nov. 4 in a court […]October 27, 2016StudentsAttorney Gets Prison Time After Stashing $234K from SororityBIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― A South Carolina lawyer has been given a six-month prison sentence after stashing hundreds of thousands of dollars in a shoebox as part of a scam involving a $14 million sorority house at the University of Alabama. News outlets report that 40-year-old Jennifer Elizabeth Meehan of Sandy Springs, South Carolina, was also […]October 26, 2016Leadership & PolicyIowa State Spent $290,000 to Upgrade Airplane that was SoldAMES, Iowa ― Iowa State University is defending its decision to spend $290,000 upgrading an airplane that it sold one year later. The university disclosed Tuesday that it installed a new avionics system in its 1977 King Air 200 in January 2013. University spokeswoman Megan Landolt said the school determined a year later that it […]October 26, 2016Previous PagePage 119 of 569Next Page