Associated PressStudentsEx-Clark University Student Settles Lawsuit Against SchoolWORCESTER, Mass. ― A former Clark University student who said he was unfairly expelled after he was accused of rape has reached a preliminary settlement in his lawsuit against the school. The Telegram & Gazette reports that federal court records show a settlement was reached Tuesday and the case was dismissed. If the settlement is […]September 14, 2016Faculty & StaffWesleyan University Settles Professor’s Sexual Harassment LawsuitNEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Wesleyan University in Connecticut has settled a lawsuit filed by a professor who alleged school administrators mishandled an investigation into sexual harassment complaints she made against another professor. Documents filed in federal court in New Haven show a judge dismissed associate professor Lauren Caldwell’s lawsuit Sept. 1, after lawyers reported the […]September 14, 2016StudentsWestern Kentucky University Investigating Racial Incidents on CampusBOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― Officials at Western Kentucky University are investigating after someone slipped a statement under an assistant dean’s office door, attacking her race. WKU Provost David Lee told the Bowling Green Daily News Monday that Assistant Dean Michelle Jones of the University College recently found the statement in her South Campus office. He […]September 13, 2016StudentsDonald Trump Seeks 5-week Delay in Trump University TrialSAN DIEGO ― Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wants a five-week delay in a trial over whether the now-defunct Trump University defrauded customers because his lead attorney has a scheduling conflict. Trump attorney Daniel Petrocelli asked a federal judge in San Diego to move the trial from Nov. 28 to Jan. 2. Both dates fall […]September 13, 2016StudentsTerre Haute Police Investigate Violent Fraternity PartyTERRE HAUTE, Ind. ― Terre Haute police are investigating a weekend party on the city’s north side that resulted in at least 30 shots fired, two people injured and one arrest. The party at the Indiana National Guard Armory involved Indiana State University’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, the Tribune Star reported. Police say thousands of […]September 13, 2016Leadership & PolicyGov. Haley Calls on Medical School’s Board to Pay for Expensive Meals, HotelsCHARLESTON, S.C. ― Gov. Nikki Haley wants members of the board of the Medical University of South Carolina to reimburse the school for expensive meals and hotel stays during their board meetings. Haley spokeswoman Chaney Adams told The Post and Courier of Charleston the governor already has asked her appointee to the school’s governing board, […]September 13, 2016StudentsSuit: William Paterson University’s Botched Rape Inquiry Led to Student SuicidePATERSON, N.J. ― A college student killed herself because the university she attended didn’t properly investigate her rape report, her mother said in a lawsuit. William Paterson University officials knew about, but didn’t address, sexual violence against students, creating a climate in which such misconduct was tolerated, Marquesa Jackson-Locklear alleged. School officials did not immediately […]September 13, 2016WomenOhio University Removing Roger Ailes’ Name, Returning giftATHENS, Ohio ― Officials say the name of Roger Ailes will be removed from a newsroom at Ohio University and his $500,000 donation will be returned as a result of the sexual harassment allegations against the former Fox News chairman. University President Roderick McDavis says in a statement Monday that, given the allegations against Ailes […]September 13, 2016News RoundupFired Ohio State Band Director Appeals in 2nd LawsuitCOLUMBUS, Ohio ― Ohio State’s fired marching band director is asking a federal appeals court to uphold his civil-rights claims against the university. In a filing Monday, Jonathan Waters asks the Sixth Circuit to overturn a judge’s finding from August rejecting allegations of reverse discrimination. Judge James Graham found Waters failed to prove he had […]September 12, 2016Faculty & StaffFaculty Vote to Call Strike at 14 Pennsylvania UniversitiesHARRISBURG, Pa. ― Faculty members at Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities have voted to call for a strike, but the union representing them said Monday they’ll keep working with the state system to resolve their disagreements, calling a strike a “last resort.” Over 90 percent of union faculty members who voted favored authorizing a strike, the […]September 12, 2016Previous PagePage 127 of 569Next Page