Associated PressCommunity CollegesGeorgia Governor Vetoes ‘Campus-Carry’ Concealed Gun BillATLANTA — Georgia’s Republican governor vetoed a bill Tuesday allowing concealed handguns on college campuses, rejecting the proposal that a legislature controlled by his own party had easily approved in an election year. The bill would have allowed anyone 21 and over to carry a concealed handgun with the proper permit on a public college […]May 3, 2016LGBTQ+Bill Would Require Colleges to Reveal Religious ExemptionsBOSTON — Congresswoman Katherine Clark is pushing legislation she says will help members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community make more informed decisions about college. Clark’s bill would require the U.S. Department of Education to publicize colleges and universities that apply for or receive exemptions from federal civil rights protections for students on […]May 2, 2016Leadership & PolicyDuke University President to Step Down in 2017DURHAM, N.C. ― Duke University President Richard H. Brodhead has announced that he will step down from his post in June 2017. A statement from the school said Brodhead spoke to the board of trustees and the academic council on Thursday to discuss his plans. Brodhead will take a year’s sabbatical before returning to teaching […]April 28, 2016SportsNCAA Board OKs Anti-discrimination Measure for Event BiddingINDIANAPOLIS ― The NCAA Board of Governors adopted an anti-discrimination measure Wednesday that would affect the way the governing body evaluates bids to host sporting events. The NCAA said the decision came during the board’s quarterly meeting in Indianapolis. In a news release, the NCAA said it requires sites that are hosting events or […]April 28, 2016StudentsKansas State University Asked to Examine Off-campus RapesMANHATTAN, Kan. ― Kansas State University fraternities are calling on the university to begin investigating episodes of alleged sexual violence that occur off campus. The university’s Interfraternity Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday seeking the university’s involvement in off-campus incidents, The Manhattan Mercury reports. The move comes less than a week after two students sued […]April 27, 2016StudentsUniversity of Kentucky Suspends Fraternity for HazingLEXINGTON, Ky. ― The University of Kentucky has suspended a fraternity for five years for alcohol and hazing violations. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports a letter from Denise Simpson of the university Office of Student Affairs said Phi Kappa Psi engaged in behavior including forcing pledges to drink until they vomited, watch gay pornography and do […]April 27, 2016Leadership & PolicyFormer Georgia Legislator Named New Chancellor at ECUCHAPEL HILL, N.C. ― The UNC Board of Governors has chosen a former Georgia legislator as the new chancellor at East Carolina University. Cecil Staton, currently the interim president of Valdosta State University, was unanimously elected during the board’s specially called meeting in Chapel Hill on Wednesday. His salary will be $450,000, and he assumes […]April 27, 2016Students2 More Get Probation for Alcohol Death of Frat MemberLINCOLN, Neb. ― Two more young men have been given a year of probation for providing booze to an 18-year-old member of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity who authorities say died of alcohol intoxication. Online court records say 23-year-old Vance Heyer and 20-year-old Thomas Trueblood were sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. They’d pleaded […]April 26, 2016StudentsSouthern Illinois University Leader Condemns Racist VideoCARBONDALE, Ill. ― Racial tension on the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale campus is high after a series of recent incidents that include an anonymous video posted on YouTube that called for the lynching and beating of Black students. The video drew condemnation from the university’s leader, and YouTube removed it Monday for violating the […]April 25, 2016StudentsBed Bugs Cause Stir at Yale, New Haven City SchoolsNEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Bed bugs are causing a stir in New Haven, where the blood-sucking parasites have been making unwelcome appearances in places including Yale University. In recent weeks, students at a city high school refused to enter a classroom where the bugs had been spotted and Yale’s School of Medicine had to find […]April 24, 2016Previous PagePage 137 of 569Next Page