Associated PressStudentsBoston College Students Walk Out After Racial IncidentsBOSTON — Hundreds of students at Boston College have walked out of their classes to protest recent instances of racism on campus, including two posters that were defaced to say “Black Lives don’t Matter.” Video footage shows the students filing onto a campus lawn around midday Wednesday and chanting, “Black lives matter.” The group Eradicate […]October 18, 2017StudentsUniversity of Florida President: Security Cost for Spencer Speech ‘Unfair’GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A day before white nationalist Richard Spencer is scheduled to speak at the University of Florida, its president affirmed his belief in free speech but said the security costs of holding such an event at a public university put an unfair burden on taxpayers. In an interview with The Associated Press on […]October 18, 2017StudentsUniversity of Colorado to Eliminate Course Fees in Fall 2018BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado is eliminating all course and program fees starting in the fall of 2018. The Daily Camera reports that the eliminated fees will collectively save students $8.4 million per year. Chancellor Phil DiStefano announced the commitment to lowering costs for students at the university’s annual State of the Campus […]October 18, 2017StudentsYale Boosts Transparency Effort by Releasing More Budget DataNEW HAVEN, Conn. —Yale University is moving to become as transparent with its budget information as other private universities. The Ivy League school in New Haven, Connecticut, with a $27 billion endowment compiled a 93-page budget overview for the Yale community earlier this year. That was triple the number of pages in last year’s 28-page […]October 18, 2017StudentsPenn State Fraternity Faces Underage Drinking ChargesSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A fraternity at Penn State University is facing charges of furnishing liquor to minors after two underage women were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning. Court records show Alpha Chi Rho is facing charges after allegedly serving the alcohol at a Sept. 28 fraternity house party. Police say the women were allowed to […]October 17, 2017StudentsLawmaker: Kennesaw State Mascot Wrong to Rally for Kneeling CheerleadersKENNESAW, Ga. — The student who wears the owl mascot costume at a Georgia public university where five cheerleaders knelt during the national anthem had no business leading a cross-campus march in support of the cheerleaders, an influential lawmaker said. Kenneth Sturkey, who dresses as Scrappy the Owl at Kennesaw State University athletic events, said […]October 17, 2017Faculty & StaffUniversity of Tennessee Campus Faculty Against Plan to Outsource FacilitiesKNOXVILLE, Tenn. — University of Tennessee Knoxville faculty and union members have expressed concerns about proposed participation in the state’s facilities management outsourcing plan. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the Faculty Senate unanimously passed a non-binding resolution against the outsourcing Monday, citing hidden costs and a potential loss of institutional knowledge. United Campus Workers released […]October 17, 2017StudentsUniversity of Southern Maine Adds Prayer RoomPORTLAND, Maine — The University of Southern Maine is adding a new prayer room to better accommodate Muslim students and students of other faiths. The Portland Press Herald reports the $100,000 project includes a gender neutral bathroom with a foot-washing station Muslim students can use for ritual washing. University officials say the new prayer room […]October 16, 2017StudentsFaculty: University of Kansas Student Hacked into ComputersLAWRENCE, Kan. — A recent cybersecurity breach has a University of Kansas faculty group concerned that the breach could lead to other attacks, not just at the university, but across higher education. Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez said the hack was carried out by an apparently disgruntled engineering student during the 2016-17 academic year. The […]October 16, 2017StudentsIndiana Scholarships Fail to Attract Diverse TeachersINDIANAPOLIS — Scholarships from an Indiana program meant to diversify and recruit the next generation of teachers have gone largely to White students so far, an Indiana agency says. State officials hope to lessen the state’s teacher shortage with $10 million in Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarships, but the scholarships have failed to attract students […]October 16, 2017Previous PagePage 51 of 569Next Page