Associated PressStudentsUAB to Improve Access after Disabilities Act ComplaintBIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached a settlement to ensure equal access for people with disabilities to the university’s facilities. U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a news release Wednesday that the agreement was reached after a UAB student filed a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying […]February 11, 2016Faculty & StaffNMSU Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Family LeaveLAS CRUCES, N.M. ― New Mexico State University has agreed to pay more than $700,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing the university of denying or discouraging faculty members from taking time off for family leave. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that about 50 current or former nine-month faculty members who had a newborn, adopted a […]February 11, 2016Faculty & StaffWheaton College to Name Scholarship After Ex-professor Larycia HawkinsCHICAGO ― A suburban Chicago Christian college will create a scholarship named for a former political science professor who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God. The Daily Herald reports that Wheaton College officials made the announcement Wednesday in Chicago with Larycia Hawkins. The school was moving to fire her until it announced Saturday […]February 10, 2016StudentsCornell Frat President Released, Denies Sex Assault ChargesITHACA, N.Y. ― A 21-year-old president of a Cornell University fraternity has pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually assaulted a woman. Wolfgang Ballinger was released on his own recognizance Tuesday following a hearing in Ithaca. The New York City man has been charged with felony counts of attempted rape, criminal sexual assault and […]February 10, 2016Leadership & PolicyStanford Names Tessier-Lavigne as Next PresidentPALO ALTO, Calif. ― Stanford University’s governing board has named a neuroscientist who leads a prestigious graduate school in New York City as the California university’s next president. The Board of Trustees announced that Marc Tessier-Lavigne, president of The Rockefeller University, will become Stanford’s 11th president on Sept. 1. Tessier-Lavigne will succeed President John Hennessy, […]February 4, 2016StudentsUniversity of Oregon Students Rally Against Proposed Tuition HikeEUGENE, Ore. ― Students at the University of Oregon are protesting a proposed 4.7 percent tuition hike, arguing that the increase isn’t affordable. About 50 students rallied outside the campus administration building Wednesday, undeterred by the afternoon’s rainy weather, reported The Register-Guard. That protest was followed by a tense hour-long meeting in which students accused […]February 4, 2016WomenEnrollment Plunges at UNC Teacher Prep ProgramsRALEIGH, N.C. ― Enrollment at the 15 University of North Carolina schools of education has plummeted 30 percent since 2010. News outlets report that UNC System Vice President for Academic and University Programs Alisa Chapman told the State Board of Education on Wednesday that the decreasing enrollments are making things difficult for local districts that […]February 4, 2016StudentsU. of Iowa Arranges Quiet Places to Pray for Muslim StudentsIOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa has turned two rooms into prayer spaces for Muslim students. The Muslim Student Association had asked the university for help in finding somewhere to pray on a campus with more than 30,000 students. The Iowa City Mosque is miles away. Dean of students Lyn Redington says two […]February 4, 2016StudentsKentucky President Forms Committee to Consider Controversial MuralLEXINGTON, Ky. ― University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto has formed a committee to decide the fate of a controversial Great Depression-era mural that features Black workers toiling in a tobacco field, Black musicians playing for White dancers and a Native American with a tomahawk. After meeting last semester with students who objected to the […]February 4, 2016StudentsChicago State Declares Financial Emergency, Eyes Job CutsCHICAGO ― Chicago State University trustees have declared a financial emergency at the troubled school that could make it easier to lay off employees. According to the Chicago Tribune, trustees at the predominantly Black university on Thursday declared a type of emergency that in the academic world means the school faces an imminent threat to […]February 4, 2016Previous PagePage 146 of 569Next Page