Associated PressFaculty & StaffResignations Increase Among Faculty at University of IowaIOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa experienced a 36.4 percent increase in faculty resignations during last school year, with the majority of the departures coming from the medical school. Resignations went from 66 in the 2013-14 school year to 90 in 2014-15, according to the Iowa Board of Regents’ most recent faculty report, […]February 17, 2016StudentsBaylor Says ‘No’ to Concealed Handguns on CampusWACO, Texas ― Baylor University President Ken Starr says the Southern Baptist school won’t allow concealed handgun license holders to bring their guns on the Waco, Texas, campus. Texas lawmakers in 2015 forced the state’s public schools to allow guns inside campus classrooms and buildings but allowed private schools to continue banning them. Baylor announced […]February 17, 2016StudentsProvidence College Vows Inclusivity After Sit-in Over RacismPROVIDENCE, R.I. ― The president of a Catholic college in Rhode Island is promising to create a more inclusive environment as part of a deal reached with students who staged a 13-hour sit-in over complaints of campus racism. About 50 students at Providence College occupied the Rev. Brian Shanley’s office until he signed the agreement […]February 17, 2016StudentsLawsuit Accuses Harvard of Mishandling Sex Assault ComplaintCAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― A 2015 graduate of Harvard is suing the school over allegations that it forced her to live in the same building as a student who sexually assaulted her and that officials failed to act on her complaints. Alyssa Leader filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Massachusetts. The lawsuit says Leader […]February 17, 2016StudentsUniversity to Give Students Break From Early-morning ClassesSAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. ― A university in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is giving nearly all students an extra hour in the mornings by no longer teaching classes from 8 to 9 a.m. The Evening News reported Monday that the change is being made by Lake Superior State University. Interim Provost David Finley said in a […]February 16, 2016LatinxIndiana University to Begin Review of Sex Misconduct CasesBLOOMINGTON, Ind. ― Indiana University plans to begin reviewing 18 sexual misconduct cases this week, following allegations that the school’s associate dean of students sexually assaulted a woman at a December conference. In an open letter published Feb. 4, Jill Creighton accused Jason Casares of sexually assaulting her in December at a conference in Fort […]February 16, 2016Leadership & PolicyClarion University Provost Named Frostburg State PresidentFROSTBURG, Md. ― Frostburg State University has a new president. The University System of Maryland Board of Regents said in a statement Tuesday that it has appointed Ronald Nowaczyk to lead the school in western Maryland. Nowaczyk is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clarion University in Clarion, Pennsylvania. He succeeds Jonathan Gibralter, […]February 16, 2016Leadership & PolicyFinalists Set for University of Nebraska-Lincoln ChancellorLINCOLN, Neb. ― Three finalists hoping to become the next chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon visit the campus, where they might spot the fourth finalist, who already works there. University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds announced the finalists Tuesday in a news release following a national search by a professional recruiting firm. […]February 16, 2016Leadership & PolicySuspended University of Missouri Professor ApologizesCOLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri assistant professor who was suspended over a videotaped confrontation with student journalists in November is apologizing again after a new video from October in which she yells at police surfaced. Assistant communications professor Melissa Click said in a statement from Status Labs, the Texas company that’s working to […]February 16, 2016StudentsProvidence College Students Stage Sit-in, Cite Campus RacismPROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Students at a Catholic college in Rhode Island are occupying the president’s office over allegations of racism on campus. At least 20 Providence College students sat in the office of the Rev. Brian Shanley on Tuesday and plan to stay until he signs an agreement of commitment. The students say Shanley hasn’t […]February 16, 2016Previous PagePage 144 of 569Next Page