Associated PressNews RoundupJohns Hopkins University Sued Over Retirement PlanBALTIMORE —Johns Hopkins University has joined a growing list of schools accused by a law firm of offering poorly performing retirement funds that charge excessive fees. St. Louis-based firm Schlichter, Bogard & Denton filed a class action lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore on behalf of more than 24,000 Johns Hopkins University employees. […]August 12, 2016StudentsFormer Swimmer, University Reach Settlement in Hazing CaseBOWLING GREEN, Ky. — A former Western Kentucky University swimmer has reached a settlement in a lawsuit in which he claimed to have been hazed and assaulted by his teammates. Attorney Vanessa Cantley was quoted by the Daily News as saying that her client Collin Craig had reached a confidential resolution with all parties named […]August 10, 2016StudentsCalifornia Lawmaker Drops Lawsuits in Religious School BillSACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California lawmaker announced Wednesday he is removing a contentious provision of his bill that would have allowed LGBT students to more easily sue religious schools for discrimination, conceding defeat to religious colleges that had launched a campaign against it. The measure would have eliminated a longstanding exemption from state anti-discrimination laws […]August 10, 2016InternationalFIU Study Reveals False Pricing Caused $2.3 Trillion in U.S. Tax LossMIAMI ― A new Florida International University professor’s study has found that corporate tax evasion and money laundering cost the U.S. some $2.3 trillion in lost taxes. The just-released study of federal customs data by FIU business professor John Zdanowicz indicates U.S. companies used false invoices to hide the true value of imported and exported […]August 4, 2016StudentsProfessor Looks at What Type of Exercise Benefits AcademicsMORGANTOWN, W.Va. ― A West Virginia University professor has been researching which types of exercise are effective in improving academic performance. The university said in a news release that Assistant Dean James C. Hannon of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences says resistance exercise such as weight lifting and using resistance bands seems […]August 4, 2016Leadership & PolicyArkansas State Chancellor Tim Hudson Announces ResignationJONESBORO, Ark. ― Arkansas State University announced Wednesday that Chancellor Tim Hudson had submitted his resignation, less than three weeks before school is set to begin for the fall semester. The university said Hudson’s resignation was effective immediately. The school gave no reason for Hudson’s sudden departure, and Hudson did not immediately respond to a […]August 4, 2016StudentsUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison to Test Diversity ProgramMADISON, Wis. ― The University of Wisconsin-Madison is creating a diversity program for its incoming freshmen students after a series of race-related incidents have occurred on campus. The campus will test the program, called Our Wisconsin, on up to 1,000 freshmen to allow students to learn about themselves and others, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. […]August 1, 2016Leadership & PolicyFranklin Pierce University has 1st Woman PresidentRINDGE, N.H. ― Franklin Pierce University’s new president is the first alumna and first woman to occupy the position. Kim Mooney, who started Monday, served on the university’s Board of Trustees for seven years. She was interim president for six months before serving as provost and vice president of academic affairs for another seven years. […]August 1, 2016Leadership & PolicyYale to Revisit Name of College Honoring Slavery SupporterNEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Yale University said Monday it will reconsider the decision to keep the name of a residential college named for John C. Calhoun, a 19th-century alumnus and ardent supporter of slavery. Yale President Peter Salovey announced in April that the university was preserving the name of Calhoun College, defying protesters who railed […]August 1, 2016StudentsFormer Oregon State Fraternity Member Found Guilty of RapeCORVALLIS, Ore. ― A former Oregon State University student has been found guilty of raping a woman at the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity last year. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports that Tyler Lazell Warren on Wednesday was found guilty of rape, sexual abuse and burglary in connection with the July 2015 incident at the fraternity. Warren […]July 28, 2016Previous PagePage 130 of 569Next Page