Associated PressNews RoundupUniversity Pulls Convicted Sex Offender’s Artwork from ShowLEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A Maine university has removed artwork from a campus gallery upon learning the artist of the three works is a convicted sex offender. The University of Southern Maine removed the works by Bruce Habowski when a relative of one of his victim’s called to complain. The Portland Press Herald reports a […]May 7, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Florida Apologizes for Pushy Graduation UsherGAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida is apologizing to students who complained that an usher was aggressively pushing and grabbing them as they entered the stage during a graduation ceremony. University of Florida President W. Kent Fuchs said on Twitter on Sunday the usher was “inappropriately aggressive in rushing students across the stage.” The […]May 7, 2018News RoundupUniversity Fined After Weapons-Grade Plutonium Goes MissingBOISE, Idaho — A small amount of radioactive, weapons-grade plutonium about the size of a U.S. quarter is missing from an Idaho university that was using it for research, leading federal officials on Friday to propose an $8,500 fine. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Idaho State University can’t account for about a 30th of […]May 7, 2018Native AmericansUniversity Fined for Violating Indian Remains LawCHARLESTON, W.Va. – A university in West Virginia has been fined $4,999 for failing to complete inventories of American Indian remains and artifacts in its possession. The U.S. Department of the Interior notified Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert of the fine in a letter this week. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the letter, […]May 6, 2018News RoundupPennsylvania College Receives Threat From Islamic State Supporter, School SaysAn eastern Pennsylvania college says the FBI is investigating an online threat against the campus by someone claiming loyalty to the Islamic State. Lafayette College said shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday that “an extensive room-by-room search” of the Easton campus turned up “no malicious or hazardous materials.” Officials said someone claiming to be a male […]May 6, 2018News RoundupDetroit Medical Center, University End 100-Year-Old TiesDETROIT – The Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University’s medical school are severing their nearly century-old partnership. DMC announced Wednesday that it wouldn’t be renewing its longstanding contract with the nonprofit Wayne State University Physician Group. The nonprofit employs nearly 300 doctors who teach and conduct research at the university while providing specialty care […]May 3, 2018Native AmericansMom Angry After Sons Pulled From College TourALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The mother of two Native American teenagers who police pulled from a Colorado State University campus tour after another parent said she was nervous about their presence is calling the incident “shameful on so many levels.” Lorraine Kahneratokwas Gray told The Associated Press Thursday that her 17-year-old and 19-year-old sons saved money to […]May 3, 2018News RoundupCollege Student Killed After Falling from Party Bus, Being Hit By CarsA 20-year-old college student was killed after reportedly falling out of an emergency window on a party bus in North Carolina. Polly Miranda Rogers was riding in a Charlotte Party Charter at around 10:30 Tuesday night when she fell out of the window and then was hit by two vehicles, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Rogers […]May 3, 2018News RoundupYale Rescinds Honorary Degree It Awarded Bill CosbyNEW HAVEN, Conn. – Yale is rescinding the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby, joining numerous other universities in revoking honors following the comedian’s sexual assault conviction. Yale announced Tuesday that the university’s board of trustees had voted to rescind the honorary degree it awarded Cosby in 2003. The school says it’s committed to both […]May 2, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Tennessee Chancellor Being Forced Out of PostKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee chancellor Beverly Davenport is being forced out of her post, less than 1-½ years after she took over. UT President Joe DiPietro announced Wednesday that Davenport’s term will end July 1. His letter to her cited “numerous areas of unsatisfactory performance.” DiPietro says Davenport is being placed on administrative leave with […]May 2, 2018Previous PagePage 17 of 569Next Page