Associated PressDisabiltiesVirginia University Named in Lawsuit Alleging Poor Access for DisabledROANOKE Va. – An advocacy group claims in a series of lawsuits that Radford University, a half-dozen Roanoke area shopping malls and two hotels fail to provide adequate facilities for disabled people. The lawsuits were filed over the last two weeks in U.S. District Court in Roanoke by the Florida-based National Alliance for Accessibility and […]February 14, 2011HomeAlabama University Recovering a Year After ShootingsThe survivors of professor Amy Bishop’s Feb. 12, 2010 rampage are recovering, pulling each other through with the help of doctors, counselors, substitute teachers, relatives and friends.February 10, 2011African-AmericanCIAA Commissioner Remains Bullish on CharlotteCIAA Commissioner Leon Kerry remains bullish on Charlotte despite the city being the target of protests and criticism from Black leaders.February 10, 2011African-AmericanSouthern University at New Orleans Enrollment at Its Highest Since KatrinaSouthern University at New Orleans on Wednesday reported its highest enrollment since Hurricane Katrina’s devastating floods in 2005, with enrollment levels nearly where they were before the storm hit.February 9, 2011SportsStates Look to Strengthen Sports Agent OversightAfter a college football season blemished by charges of rule-breaking agents and athletes, legislators from New Jersey to Oregon are looking to make it tougher on those who contact players improperly.February 9, 2011LatinxTarget of Virginia Immigrant Bills Includes Undocumented StudentsThe Virginia House of Delegates has advanced a slate of anti-illegal immigrant bills, including one that would require Virginia’s public colleges to bar undocumented students from enrolling.February 8, 2011Leadership & PolicyLouisiana Regents Discuss Possible SUNO/UNO MergerA consultant studying the possible merger of the University of New Orleans with Southern University at New Orleans says he’s not ready to make recommendations but indicates that the status quo isn’t serving students well.February 8, 2011Leadership & PolicyAlabama State Spends Almost $4 Million on Lawyers in 5 YearsAlabama State University spent almost $4 million on private attorneys since October 2005, while a nearby school with almost equal enrollment spent less than $500,000 on outside lawyers during the same time period.February 7, 2011StudentsWitnesses Say Shots Led to Stampede at Ohio Fraternity PartyPartygoers stampeded to escape gunfire that killed one college student and wounded 11 people at an Ohio fraternity house, authorities said as they searched for a motive in the weekend shooting.February 7, 2011HomeVirginia Senate Rejects Attempt to Allow Guns on CampusesA Senate panel rejected what gun-control proponents called a back-door attempt to get firearms on college campuses Friday, as several measures on both sides of the gun issue were defeated in a usually gun-friendly House committee.February 6, 2011Previous PagePage 264 of 569Next Page
