Associated PressStudentsTeam Chosen to Review University of Missouri After TurmoilJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. ― A former system president and a wealthy university donor will help review the University of Missouri following last year’s turmoil. GOP House Speaker Todd Richardson named former system president Gary Forsee and Jeanne Sinquefield to an eight-member review commission Wednesday. Sinquefield and her husband, conservative donor Rex Sinquefield, have given millions […]June 29, 2016News RoundupCourt Upholds Free Tuition for Texas VetsA federal appeals court has upheld a much-watched Texas program that promises free college educations to military veterans if they lived in the state when they enlisted.June 29, 2016News RoundupOhio Waives Vets’ Teaching License FeesThe Ohio Department of Education has eliminated fees for teaching licenses for military veterans and for active-duty service members and their spouses.June 29, 2016Students$500 Tuition Could Apply to Elizabeth City State StudentsRALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina lawmakers have re-included one historically black university in an experimental program to cut tuition to just $500 a semester for in-state students at some University of North Carolina campuses. House and Senate leaders announced Monday night as part of the two chambers’ budget compromise that tuition cuts for in-state students […]June 28, 2016News RoundupComplaints Pile Up Over University Speech RegulationsGREELEY, Colo. – Complaints are continuing to pile up after the University of Northern Colorado created a Bias Response Team to deal with behavior deemed to be offensive, including issues involving race, religion, national origin and sexual orientation. Complaints range from in-class assignments to students’ strongly stated political opinions. They even included cooking competitions that […]June 26, 2016StudentsEducation Management Corp. Lays Off 3 Percent of WorkforcePITTSBURGH ― Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp. has laid off hundreds of employees at Art Institute campuses across the country, including 41 in the city. The 3 percent reduction in the corporation’s workforce comes as the for-profit college operator adjusts to declining enrollment. Spokesman Bob Greenlee declined Wednesday to provide an exact count on the layoffs. […]June 23, 2016StudentsU of Missouri Dismissive of Grad Student Unionization EffortCOLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri asserts in a court filing that graduate students have no rights to collective bargaining. And if they do have that right, they are doing it wrong, attorney Michael Kaemmerer wrote in a brief filed last week in Boone County Circuit Court, the Columbia Daily Tribune reported. The filing […]June 21, 2016StudentsChancellor Jimmy Cheek Resigning at University of Tennessee in KnoxvilleKNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― Jimmy Cheek, the chancellor of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, is resigning to rejoin the faculty. In a Tuesday announcement, the university praised Cheek for increased diversity at the school, record fundraising and $1 billion in new construction and renovation. Cheek has also faced numerous challenges during his tenure. They include […]June 21, 2016StudentsFired LSU Band Director’s Lawsuit Heads to Federal CourtBATON ROUGE, La. ― The legal battle between fired Golden Band from Tigerland director Roy King and Louisiana State University will be played out in federal court. King sued the university last month in state district court, but LSU filed notice seeking to have the case moved to U.S. District Court because King’s lawsuit alleges […]June 20, 2016StudentsPolice Reopen Investigation into Virginia Tech’s Alpha Phi Alpha FraternityBLACKSBURG, Va. ― Blacksburg police said they have reopened a criminal investigation into hazing allegations against Virginia Tech’s first Black Greek organization after new information was turned over by the university. Police had already conducted an investigation into the incident involving the Theta Iota chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and decided not to […]June 20, 2016Previous PagePage 134 of 569Next Page