Associated PressStudentsLegacy Preferences Challenged at Elite SchoolsBOSTON — Students and alumni at some of the nation’s top universities are urging their schools to reconsider admissions policies that give an edge to relatives of alumni. Campus groups for first-generation and low-income students at 12 elite universities issued a joint letter Wednesday asking their schools to review the impact of so-called legacy admissions […]February 14, 2018LGBTQ+$300K Raised for University’s LGBT CenterNASHVILLE, Tn. – The University of Tennessee at Knoxville’s chancellor has drawn scrutiny during a Republican-led legislative meeting for attending a fundraiser that generated $300,000-plus for the school’s LGBT center. The Vol Means All group says the Feb. 1 fundraising haul is 10 percent of its $3 million endowment goal for the Pride Center. University […]February 13, 2018News RoundupUniversities, Geological Groups Plan ‘Geohazards Atlas’BATON ROUGE, La. – An atlas focusing on geologic conditions that can affect land use in coastal Louisiana is being developed under the leadership of the Louisiana Geological Society and the New Orleans Geological Society. A news release from Louisiana State University says experts from LSU, Tulane, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and the University of […]February 13, 2018News RoundupFewer California Immigrants Seek College AidLOS ANGELES – A significant decrease has occurred in applications for college financial aid by California students who are in the country illegally after being brought to the U.S. as young children, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. College counselors say the decline reflects increasing distrust of government among immigrant families, as well as uncertainty […]February 13, 2018News RoundupSchool Removes Famous Alum’s Plaque Amid Sex AllegationsMINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota has removed a plaque honoring humorist Garrison Keillor after he faced allegations of sexual misconduct. Minnesota Daily reports that Keillor’s plaque is no longer displayed on the Scholars Walk, which honors outstanding university faculty and alumni. But some of Keillor’s song lyrics from an early radio show are still […]February 12, 2018News RoundupObesity Study Gets $2.1 Million Federal GrantHUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has received a $2.1 million federal grant to study obesity-related disorders. U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins announced the U.S. Health and Human Services grant. He said in a news release it will be used to help fund research at the university’s Appalachian Center for Cellular Transport in Obesity-Related Disorders. Jenkins said […]February 12, 2018News RoundupStudent Accused in Kidnap, Torture, Death of Chinese ScholarA hearing is scheduled in the case of a former physics student accused of kidnapping and killing a University of Illinois scholar from China whose lawyers say they want the presiding judge to recuse himself in the death-penalty case. Monday’s hearing in U.S. District Court in Urbana is expected to address the recusal issue and […]February 12, 2018News RoundupTexas School Scraps University-wide CommencementHOUSTON, Tx. — The University of Houston’s May graduates won’t have a university-wide commencement ceremony at TDECU Stadium this spring, ending a tradition instated in 2015 that brought in speakers including actor Matthew McConaughey and former California Gov. Arnold. Schwarzenegger. Instead, each college will have individual commencement ceremonies. “While assembling in a single, large venue […]February 11, 2018News RoundupCollege Cancels Creationist’s SpeechOKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma university cancelled a planned speech by the founder of a Kentucky museum dedicated to creationism after the student body president said he got pushback on the event. University of Central Oklahoma student body President Stockton Duvall said Thursday that he stopped contract negotiations with Creation Museum founder Ken Ham after […]February 11, 2018News RoundupSeveral Arrests after Skirmishes at College Republican EventSEATTLE – A handful of arrests were made after a college Republican rally at the University of Washington drew counter-protesters Saturday. College Republicans invited the Vancouver, Wa.-based right-wing group Patriot Prayer to speak in Red Square for a “freedom rally.” Seattle TV station KOMO-TV reports skirmishes broke out after a tense but peaceful protest. Police […]February 11, 2018Previous PagePage 34 of 569Next Page