Associated PressStudentsHaskell Indian Nations University Employee Sues Over School’s Treatment of Rape VictimLAWRENCE, Kan. ― A Haskell Indian Nations University employee alleges in a lawsuit that she was demoted from her job as a student counselor after trying to help a student who said she was raped. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Angelina Adams sued Monday in Douglas County District Court. Adams says Haskell leaders improperly expelled […]October 11, 2016StudentsUVa Lecturer Takes Leave of Absence Following Anti-Black Lives Matter PostCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A lecturer at the University of Virginia “has agreed to take leave” after comparing the Black Lives Matter movement to the Ku Klux Klan on social media. Media outlets report the comment was posted last week by Douglas Muir, an adjunct lecturer at both the engineering and business schools. On Tuesday, Charlottesville […]October 10, 2016StudentsProtests Hamper South African University’s Effort to ReopenJOHANNESBURG ― Tear gas and water cannon were fired as hundreds of students protested at a top South African university Monday amid a bitter national dispute with university managers and the government over demonstrators’ demands for free education. The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, or Wits, had said it was re-opening Monday after being […]October 10, 2016StudentsCollege Campus Sexual Assault Reports Stay Even on Utah CampusesSALT LAKE CITY ― Sexual assaults reported at the campuses of Utah’s largest colleges in 2015 are about the same as the year before at 58 and still unlikely to accurately represent how many assaults actually occur. Underreporting and a lack of off-campus assault data are factors that some say misrepresent the actual number of […]October 9, 2016StudentsInmates, Parolees can take Advantage of Pilot ProgramTULSA, Okla. ― Hundreds of Arkansas inmates and parolees are participating in a three-year federal pilot program that lets state and federal prisoners use financial aid to pay for college. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the program reverses a 1994 congressional ban on students in federal and state prisons from being eligible for Pell grants. Pell […]October 9, 2016Leadership & PolicyNorthwestern State President Chosen to Lead University of Louisiana SystemBATON ROUGE, La. ― The University of Louisiana System has a new president, chosen from the leadership within its own campus ranks. James Henderson, president of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, was tapped Thursday by the UL System Board of Supervisors to take over management of the entire system. His appointment was approved unanimously by […]October 6, 2016Faculty & StaffDiscrimination Lawsuit Against Emporia State DismissedEMPORIA, Kan. ― A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged Emporia State University discriminated against a Black assistant professor after he complained about a racial incident. The lawsuit filed by Melvin Hale in October 2015 was dismissed last week without prejudice, meaning it could be refiled. Hale claimed the school and some top […]October 6, 2016SportsUniversity of Louisville Sues Retired Professor Over RecordsLOUISVILLE, Ky. ― A retired University of Louisville medical school professor who writes a blog is being sued by his former employer after he requested records related to a ban on postseason play for the men’s basketball team. Media outlets report the university filed a lawsuit Sept. 30 in Jefferson Circuit Court seeking to reverse […]October 6, 2016StudentsUniversity of Michigan Rolling Out Diversity, Inclusion PlanANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A vice provost has been selected to serve as the University of Michigan’s first chief diversity officer as part of broader efforts to improve diversity on campus, the school’s president announced Wednesday. Robert Sellers’ appointment will go before the school’s Board of Regents on Oct. 20. The position is being created […]October 5, 2016StudentsChina Concerned About Death of Syracuse Student from BeijingBEIJING ― The Chinese government expressed concern Tuesday about the death of a Syracuse University student from Beijing whose body was found behind an apartment complex near the campus. Yuan Xiaopeng, 23, was found dead after residents nearby reported hearing gunshots Friday. The local sheriff’s office said Saturday that no suspects had been identified. Syracuse […]October 4, 2016Previous PagePage 123 of 569Next Page