Associated PressFaculty & StaffPrinceton Professor Charged With Stealing Lawn SignsPRINCETON, N.J. ― Police have charged a Princeton University professor with stealing lawn signs belonging to a computer repair business. Owner Ted Horodynsky tells The Times of Trenton his signs began to disappear after a traffic incident with professor John Mulvey. Horodynsky says he set up a surveillance camera that showed Mulvey driving off with […]July 16, 2014Faculty & StaffUNC at Wilmington, Professor Settle Lawsuit Over PromotionWILMINGTON, N.C. ― The University of North Carolina at Wilmington has reached a settlement in a seven-year battle with a criminology professor who sued the school after he was denied a promotion. The StarNews of Wilmington reports Mike Adams will receive $50,000 in back pay and an annual salary of $75,000, which is a $9,000 […]July 15, 2014StudentsAppeals Court Rules University of Texas Can Use Race in AdmissionsIn a 2-1 ruling, judges from the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that barring the university from using race would ultimately lead to a less diverse student body.July 15, 2014StudentsUniversity of Phoenix Faces Government Financial Aid ReviewNEW YORK ― Apollo Education Group said the U.S. Department of Education will review the administration of federal student financial aid programs by its University of Phoenix subsidiary. The for-profit education company said Monday that the government review, which is scheduled to start Aug. 4, will initially cover the 2012-13 and 2013-14 years. The review […]July 14, 2014Leadership & PolicyOhio University Steps Up for Its President in Tax MatterATHENS, Ohio ― Trustees at Ohio University have stepped in after the Internal Revenue Service said the school’s president must pay taxes on the free, on-campus lodging provided for him. An ongoing IRS audit of OU found that President Roderick McDavis should be paying taxes on his free residency in the 7,000-square-foot university-owned house in […]July 14, 2014Faculty & StaffTumult at University of Texas May Hurt Hiring of New LeadersIt could complicate a search for two of the most powerful higher education jobs in the state: a new UT system chancellor and a president of the 50,000-student flagship campus.July 13, 2014Faculty & StaffArizona State Professor Ersula Ore Pleads to Resisting ArrestMESA, Ariz. ― An Arizona State University professor who accused campus police of excessive force when they arrested her agreed to a plea deal Wednesday. Ersula Ore pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court in Mesa to one misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. In exchange, three other charges, including a felony count of aggravated assault, […]July 10, 2014Leadership & PolicyIowa State AIDS Research Team Loses $1.38M GrantAn AIDS research team at Iowa State University will not get a final payment of $1.38 million it had been awarded from the National Institutes of Health after a team member admitted last year to faking research results.July 8, 2014HomeWashington and Lee University Removing Confederate Flags from ChapelWashington and Lee University says it is removing Confederate battle flags from Lee Chapel on its Lexington campus and will continue to study its historical involvement with slavery.July 8, 2014StudentsFraternity Suspended After Pledge Dies During HikeLOS ANGELES ― A fraternity at California State University, Northridge, has been ordered to suspend all its activities while the school and sheriff’s detectives investigate the death of a 19-year-old pledge on a hike, officials said. An administrative probe of Pi Kappa Phi was launched Wednesday, a day after the death of Armando Villa in […]July 3, 2014Previous PagePage 200 of 569Next Page
