Associated PressStudentsN.C. State Reaches Settlement With Student Over Support CatRALEIGH, N.C. — A university in North Carolina has reached a settlement to allow a student to keep a cat she uses as an emotional support animal in her dorm room. Legal Aid of North Carolina said that North Carolina State University also agreed to train staff on the federal Fair Housing Act and pay […]October 12, 2017Faculty & StaffU. of Louisville Professor Found Dead in Wyoming BackcountryBUFFALO, Wyo. — Authorities say a University of Louisville geography and geosciences professor has died on a hiking trip in the Bighorn Mountains in northern Wyoming. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office says 62-year-old Carol Hanchette of Louisville, Kentucky, died from hypothermia. Authorities say she and 67-year-old Richard Cornelius of Billings, Montana, entered a wilderness area […]October 12, 2017StudentsUniv. of Florida Urges Students to ‘Shun’ White Nationalist EventGAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida’s president is urging students to stay away from a speaking event on campus featuring White nationalist Richard Spencer. President Kent Fuchs wrote in an email Tuesday that Spencer and his group seek only “to provoke a reaction” at their Oct. 19 event. Fuchs says “shunning” Spencer would limit […]October 11, 2017StudentsYale University Endowment Grows to $27.2BNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Yale University’s endowment has grown to a record $27.2 billion. The Ivy League university said in a statement Tuesday the endowment earned an 11.3 percent investment return for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The endowment was valued at $25.4 billion on June 30, 2016. The university said it plans […]October 11, 2017WomenWeinstein’s Alma Mater Moves to Revoke Honorary DegreeBUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo is moving to have alumnus Harvey Weinstein’s honorary degree revoked in response to multiple accusations of harassment and sexual assault against the Hollywood mogul. The university said Wednesday it is “well aware” of the allegations against Weinstein, who was an English major there from 1969-1973. The university says […]October 11, 2017Faculty & StaffFaculty Union OKs Tentative Agreement With Youngstown StateYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — The faculty union at Youngstown State University in northeast Ohio says union members have approved a tentative agreement for a three-year contract that includes salary increases. The Vindicator reports that faculty members approved the tentative agreement with university administration on Monday. The agreement includes base salary increases, increases for minimum salaries, and […]October 10, 2017StudentsSlur Found at Grace College Dorm Prompts Hate Crime ProbeWINONA LAKE, Ind. — A Christian college in northern Indiana says a racial slur found written outside a student’s dorm room is being investigated as a hate crime. Grace College & Seminary President Bill Katip says in a statement that the message found written on a chalkboard Monday left him “angry and heartbroken.” He says […]October 10, 2017Leadership & PolicyUniversity of Missouri Cancels Search for Staff LobbyistCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri System says it is no longer looking for a staff lobbyist to replace employees who were laid off three months ago. President Mun Choi said in a news release Tuesday that rather than hiring a lobbyist, he will work with campus chancellors and contract lobbyists to promote the […]October 10, 2017StudentsAnti-gay Vandalism Found Outside Kansas State Student UnionMANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State officials say an anti-gay slur was found outside the university’s student union, the latest vandalism targeting diversity at the school. The Wichita Eagle reports that the slur was found Monday and removed that afternoon. The anti-gay vandalism occurred the same week someone vandalized a temporary dwelling erected outside a residential […]October 10, 2017StudentsUniversity of New Mexico’s Chicano Studies Eyes Grad DegreesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico’s Chicana and Chicano Studies Department has submitted a proposal aimed at allowing the program to issue graduate degrees. Department chair Irene Vasquez announced last week that the program turned in a preliminary plan to expand the university’s program that focuses on Mexican-American history and literature. Chicana and […]October 9, 2017Previous PagePage 52 of 569Next Page