Associated PressFaculty & StaffLSU Professor Fired for Profanity, Plans Court FightAn LSU associate professor has been fired for using curse words and telling sexually-themed jokes to undergraduate students.June 29, 2015HomeIllinois Budget Stalemate Hitting U of Illinois CampusThe state budget standoff already has some programs and projects on hold at the University of Illinois, and faculty and others say they’re nervous about what might be ahead.June 28, 2015Students$1.8M Estate Gift Benefits UW Education StudentsThe University of Wyoming is receiving an estate gift of $1.8 million from former educator Raymond D. Kennedy, of Laramie.June 28, 2015Students11% of University of Michigan Students Report Unwanted Sexual BehaviorANN ARBOR, Mich. ― The University of Michigan reports about 11 percent of students at its Ann Arbor campus students say they experienced some form of sexual behavior without their consent in the past year.June 24, 2015StudentsDispute Over ‘Animal House’ Frat Continues at DartmouthHANOVER, N.H. ― Dartmouth College is reinstating a policy that could block members of the fraternity that partly inspired the 1976 movie Animal House from living in its house after the school withdrew its recognition.June 23, 2015SportsVermont State College Seeks to Increase Completion RateWATERBURY, Vt. ― Fewer than half of Vermont’s high school graduates go on to get college degrees, and the Vermont State College system is trying to find ways to change that and make sure those who do go on to college complete it.June 22, 2015Faculty & StaffJudge Denies Freed Illinois Man Certificate of InnocenceA Cook County judge on Thursday denied a certificate of innocence to a man whose murder conviction was overturned, saying the man’s own actions led to a finding of his guilt—including a confession that helped free a death row inmate in a case key to ending capital punishment in Illinois.June 18, 2015Leadership & PolicyProsecutor Says Detention of Virginia Student was JustifiedA prosecutor said Wednesday that he found no evidence of excessive force or racism by officers involved in the arrest of a University of Virginia student who was bloodied and pinned to the ground in an incident that drew widespread attention.June 17, 2015Leadership & PolicyCollege of Charleston Approves Tuition IncreaseThe College of Charleston Board of Trustees has voted to approve a tuition increase of 3.25 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year.June 16, 2015SportsCatholic College in Massachusetts ClosingA small Roman Catholic college in Massachusetts has announced that it is closing at the end of the academic year due to “insurmountable financial challenges.”June 16, 2015Previous PagePage 169 of 569Next Page