Associated PressStudentsFormer Oregon Basketball Players Sue After Rape AccusationsLANE COUNTY, Ore. ― Two former University of Oregon basketball players dismissed in 2014 as a result of rape allegations involving a freshman student are suing the university for $10 million each. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by Dominic Artis and Damyean Dotson in Lane County Circuit Court, The Oregonian reported. More than four months […]March 16, 2016News RoundupNotre Dame to Take ESPN Lawsuit to State Supreme CourtINDIANAPOLIS ― A University of Notre Dame spokesman says the university plans to take a lawsuit from ESPN to the Indiana Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled the school’s police department is a public entity that is subject to state open-records laws. The three-judge panel overturned a lower court decision, ruling Tuesday that the […]March 15, 2016StudentsHarvard Agrees to Retire Law School Shield Tied to SlaveryCAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Harvard University is retiring the official shield of its law school following complaints over its ties to an 18th-century slaveholder. The university’s governing body announced the decision Monday, supporting a campus committee’s previous recommendation to remove the shield. The shield was approved in 1937 and depicts three bundles of wheat. It’s modeled […]March 14, 2016StudentsCentral Oregon College Tries Other Tactics to Fill New DormBEND, Ore. ― Central Oregon Community College is trying new marketing strategies and reducing rates to draw more students to a new residence hall that remains about one-third empty. College officials had high hopes for the $21 million, 330-bed hall. But the building opened in September only 76 percent full and is now down to […]March 13, 2016StudentsGeorgia Senate Set to Vote on Allowing Guns on CampusesATLANTA ― Georgia’s state Senate is set to vote on a bill allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons on public college campuses. The measure is included on the chamber’s calendar for Friday. The proposal backed by the National Rifle Association won support from a Senate panel on Monday despite opposition from the powerful […]March 10, 2016StudentsMorehead State to Furlough Faculty, Staff for 5 daysMOREHEAD, Ky. ― Morehead State University President Wayne Andrews says faculty and staff at the eastern Kentucky school will be furloughed without pay March 21-25 due to economic woes. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports Andrews sent a campus-wide email Thursday announcing the move, which will occur on spring break. He blamed declining enrollment and proposed state […]March 10, 2016African-AmericanAudit: Elizabeth City State Improperly Admitted StudentsELIZABETH CITY, N.C. ― A new internal audit shows that Elizabeth City State University improperly admitted students who did not qualify last year and improperly awarded financial aid. The audit started last October following allegations that an administration had told staff to make financial awards to ineligible students, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported. […]March 10, 2016SportsNCAA to give $200M to Members for Athlete BenefitsINDIANAPOLIS ― The NCAA will distribute an extra $200 million to Division I schools in the spring of 2017 to be used by members for funding benefits for athletes. The NCAA announced Thursday that its board of governors had approved the one-time supplemental distribution. Athletics departments can use the money to help pay for full-cost-of-attendance […]March 10, 2016StudentsAlabama-Birmingham Student Accuses School of Mishandling Sex Assault ProbeBIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― A University of Alabama at Birmingham student said Tuesday that she filed a federal complaint alleging that university officials mishandled an investigation into an alleged sexual assault. The woman told The Associated Press that she was treated unfairly during the university’s investigation into the September 2014 incident. The Associated Press does not […]March 9, 2016Leadership & PolicyUnion to Hold No-confidence Vote at Pennsylvania UniversityCALIFORNIA, Pa. ― Faculty and coaches at a southwestern Pennsylvania university are planning to hold a no-confidence vote. The (Washington) Observer-Reporter reports that union members at California University of Pennsylvania will gather votes next week. The vote concerns whether faculty have confidence in the university’s council of trustees, interim president and three vice presidents. Union […]March 9, 2016Previous PagePage 141 of 569Next Page