Associated PressStudentsItaly’s Ambassador Leaves Egypt Over Student’s KillingCAIRO — Italy’s ambassador left Egypt on Sunday, Egypt’s state-run news agency said, two days after Italy said it is recalling its envoy to protest what it described as a lack of cooperation in the investigation of the killing of an Italian student in Cairo, Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni’s body was found nine days […]April 10, 2016Faculty & StaffNevada Hires Embattled ex-UC Berkeley Assistant CoachSAN FRANCISCO — A University of California, Berkeley assistant basketball coach who resigned following a reporter’s sexual harassment allegations has been hired by another Division I team. The University of Nevada, Reno said Friday it has hired Yann Hufnagel as assistant coach for the Wolf Pack. Hufnagel resigned from UC Berkeley on Thursday, a day […]April 10, 2016StudentsFeds: Company Stole $2.4M from Fraternities, SororitiesLEHIGH, Pa. — Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania company set up to provide food and management services to fraternities and sororities at Lehigh University defrauded them of more than $2.4 million so the co-owners could take fancy vacations and shop at high-end department stores. A grand jury indicted 76-year-old Albert Fisher, of Quakertown, on Thursday […]April 7, 2016Faculty & StaffCal State System, Faculty Union Reach Tentative AgreementSAN FRANCISCO — California State University officials and the union that represents campus faculty members say they have reached a tentative salary agreement that has postponed a five-day system-wide strike scheduled to start next week. The California Faculty Association and the Cal State system said in a joint announcement Thursday that details of the preliminary […]April 7, 2016StudentsEx-Indianapolis Mayor Drops Bid for Ivy Tech PresidentINDIANAPOLIS ― One prominent candidate is out of the running to head up Indiana’s statewide community college system, with former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard withdrawing his name. Ballard and former Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann were among more than 30 applicants to become the new president of Ivy Tech Community College. Ballard said in a statement […]April 6, 2016Leadership & PolicyGreen Named New University of Nebraska-Lincoln ChancellorLINCOLN, Neb. ― The new chancellor of the University of Nebraska’s Lincoln campus has been selected from the university system’s ranks. Ronnie Green, 54, was named Wednesday as UNL’s new chancellor by NU President Hank Bounds. Green previously served as vice president for agriculture and natural resources of the NU system and is UNL’s Harlan […]April 6, 2016Faculty & StaffReport: 19 UC Berkeley Employees Violated Harassment PolicyBERKELEY, Calif. ― Documents released by the University of California, Berkeley show 19 employees, including six faculty members, were found to have sexually harassed students, employees or both since 2011. The records obtained Tuesday by the East Bay Times after a Public Records Act request reveal 11 new cases that had not been disclosed during […]April 6, 2016African-AmericanPrinceton Decides to Keep Wilson Name on CampusPrinceton University will keep Woodrow Wilson’s name on its public policy school, despite calls to remove it because of his racist views. The Ivy League university’s board of trustees announced the decision Monday. It comes after a black student group demanded it be removed and for changes to the social and academic climate on campus. […]April 4, 2016HBCUsDuke University Protesters Want 3 Administrators FiredDURHAM, N.C. – Duke University’s president met Sunday with protesters in their second day occupying his office’s waiting room to demand the firing of three administrators and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers. Duke President Richard Brodhead talked with demonstrators inside the building that houses his office and those of other top administrators. […]April 4, 2016StudentsHarvard Taking More Steps to Acknowledge its Ties to SlaveryCAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Harvard’s president says the Ivy league university will do more to acknowledge its ties to slavery. University President Drew Faust announced Wednesday in an op-ed in the student newspaper that the nearly 400-year-old institution will install a plaque next month at the former home for college presidents to recognize the slaves who […]March 31, 2016Previous PagePage 139 of 569Next Page