Associated PressNews Roundup$50M Gift Prompts New Name for Iowa State Business CollegeAMES, Iowa — Officials say the Iowa State University College of Business will be renamed because of a $50 million commitment from two California benefactors. The university said in a news release Monday that the college will be renamed the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business, pending approval by the Iowa Board of Regents. […]September 11, 2017SportsColorado Coach Sued Over Handling of Abuse AllegationsDENVER — A woman who accused a former University of Colorado assistant football coach of domestic violence is suing the head coach and several university officials, claiming they knew of the abuse and tried to cover it up. The woman filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver on Wednesday against head coach Mike MacIntyre […]September 7, 2017News RoundupFormer CIA Director Brennan Becomes Fellow at Fordham Law SchoolNEW YORK — The former director of the CIA has been named a fellow at the Fordham University School of Law’s Center on National Security. John Brennan, who led the agency from 2013 until January of this year, took the new position Tuesday. The New York Times reports he has been named a distinguished fellow […]September 6, 2017StudentsIndependence Banners on Hong Kong Campus Renew TensionsHONG KONG — Banners supporting independence for Chinese-controlled Hong Kong have appeared on a university campus at the start of classes, rekindling tensions over free speech in the semiautonomous city. The black banners declaring “Hong Kong Independence” in English and Chinese were put up around the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s campus on Monday. The […]September 6, 2017News RoundupCorey Lewandowski Headed to Harvard as a Visiting FellowCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is headed to Harvard University as a visiting fellow. Lewandowski is among a list of political figures coming to the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics through a program that’s meant to spark discussion on campus. Lewandowski led Trump’s Republican primary campaign but left […]September 6, 2017StudentsJudge Dismisses Sex Assault Lawsuit Against Brown UniversityPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student from another college, who said her rights were violated when she was allegedly raped by three Brown football players. The judge on Wednesday said the woman, who attended Providence College, cannot bring a Title IX sex discrimination […]September 6, 2017Leadership & PolicyFormer Winthrop President Drops Lawsuit Against SchoolROCK HILL, S.C. — A former university president in South Carolina has dropped her lawsuit against the school where she was fired after less than a year on the job. The Herald of Rock Hill reported the Winthrop University Board of Trustees issued a statement Monday saying former President Jamie Comstock Williamson dropped her lawsuit. […]September 5, 2017Faculty & StaffOhio State Ex-director Strayhorn Resigns Over Speaking Fees QuestionsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A tenured Ohio State professor has resigned after a review alleged he improperly accepted up to $200,000 for speaking engagements across the country. The Columbus Dispatch reports Dr. Terrell Strayhorn left the College of Education and Human Ecology in May after being fired two months earlier as director of the university’s Center […]September 4, 2017StudentsNew Trial Ordered in Suit That Saw $1M Award for Ex-studentLINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a former nursing student’s lawsuit against Clarkson College in which a jury awarded her $1 million. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the award was issued last year after Kelly Armstrong sued the Omaha college, saying the school wrongly kicked her out of […]September 4, 2017Community CollegesWest Virginia College Gets Eviction Letter Over RentSOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of a business park in South Charleston says a community college is being evicted from its campus in a rent dispute. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports West Virginia Regional Technology Park Executive Director and CEO Russell Kruzelock sent a letter to BridgeValley Community and Technical College on Friday that an […]September 4, 2017Previous PagePage 59 of 569Next Page