Associated PressNews RoundupFired Officer Who Killed Unarmed Black Man To Get Back PayCINCINNATI — A White police officer fired after he fatally shot a Black unarmed motorist will get about $344,000 in back pay and legal fees from the University of Cincinnati, the school said Thursday. The university is paying Ray Tensing to settle a union grievance brought on his behalf for his 2015 firing, following his […]March 22, 2018News RoundupFive Universities Partner To Combat Cybersecurity ThreatsBLOOMINGTON, IND. – Five Big Ten Academic Alliance institutions have partnered to help enhance the schools’ cybersecurity. Indiana University, Northwestern University, Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced on Wednesday the launch of OmniSOC, a sector-based cybersecurity operations center that provides cyber intelligence to its members. “With tens of thousands of students, […]March 22, 2018News RoundupCourt: California Colleges Have Duty To Protect StudentsSAN FRANCISCO — Colleges in California have a responsibility to protect students from foreseeable acts of violence in the classroom and other settings connected to their studies and can be held liable for failing to do so, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a lawsuit by a UCLA student who was stabbed by a […]March 22, 2018News RoundupFormer Governor Sues University Over Assistant’s TreatmentRICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder is suing Virginia Commonwealth University and top school officials after he says his personal assistant was harassed and mistreated. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Wilder filed the lawsuit Monday in Richmond Circuit Court. Wilder is a distinguished professor at VCU who has a school department named after him. He […]March 21, 2018News RoundupAmherst Student-Athlete Dies in Mexico CityAMHERST, Mass. – A 2014 graduate of the private University School outside Cleveland who played football for Amherst College has died in Mexico City, devastating friends and family. Officials at the Massachusetts college said in a statement that senior economics major Andrew Dorogi died Friday. The cause was not provided. Dorogi, 21, played tight end […]March 21, 2018News RoundupAlumnus Gives Donation to Virginia Tech’s Honors CollegeBLACKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech alumnus has made the largest-ever gift to Virginia Tech’s Honors College. David Calhoun’s $20-million donation supports the launch of a pilot model of collaborative learning within the Honors College. The Calhoun Honors Discovery Program’s emphasis will be equipping graduates with knowledge and skills to succeed a complex and dynamic […]March 21, 2018News RoundupLongtime Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner Les Payne DiesNEW YORK — Longtime New York journalist Les Payne, whose career took him from the poppy fields of Turkey to the Soweto uprising in South Africa to the streets of American cities, has died. He was 76. Payne’s family confirmed his death to Newsday, where he worked for nearly four decades, rising through the ranks […]March 20, 2018News RoundupMorgan State Official Named Northeastern Illinois University PresidentNortheastern Illinois University has named a Morgan State University official as its new president. The Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees announced Thursday that Gloria Gibson would fill the post that’s been vacant since fall 2016. She’s been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Morgan State in Baltimore. The East […]March 20, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Maine Gets $10M Gift for Engineering BuildingORONO, Maine — The University of Maine has received a $10 million gift for its new engineering building. The Kennebec Journal reports UMaine president Susan Hunter said the gift is from the family of a graduate of the school’s engineering program. Hunter says the donor will be identified later and the building will be named […]March 20, 2018SportsEx-Student Sues California College, Player in Rape CaseLOS ANGELES — A former student is suing a Southern California community college and the football player convicted of raping her, accusing the school of allowing the young man to attend school despite a previous sexual assault conviction. The woman’s attorneys announced the lawsuit Monday against Cerritos College, the school’s dean of student services and […]March 20, 2018Previous PagePage 26 of 569Next Page
