Associated PressFaculty & StaffCourt Rules Against Professor in Race Discrimination CaseSOUTH BEND, Ind. — An appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of racial discrimination claims by a former Indiana University South Bend professor. The South Bend Tribune reports that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago published its opinion this week and determined that Otis Grant was not able to prove a lower court […]September 4, 2017StudentsMichigan State Sued After Rejecting White Nationalist GroupDETROIT — A lawsuit has been filed against Michigan State University after it denied a request to rent space on campus for White nationalist Richard Spencer to speak in September. Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett, who tried to rent the room, sued Sunday alleging the university is violating Spencer’s free speech. The East Lansing […]September 4, 2017Leadership & PolicyNew Mexico State Regents Vote to Replace ChancellorLAS CRUCES, N.M. — The New Mexico State University Board of Regents voted to move forward with the search to replace Chancellor Garrey Carruthers despite widespread support from university faculty, staff, students and state lawmakers. The board voted Wednesday to replace Carruthers after his contract ends in mid-2018. Public pressure had built for the regents […]August 31, 2017News RoundupFormer Louisville Foundation Execs Led Nation in PayLOUISVILLE, Ky. — Four former executives at the embattled University of Louisville Foundation led the nation in pay to public university foundation employees in 2014, leaving them potentially liable for IRS penalties. A Courier-Journal review of nearly 1,600 officers and employees of 1,146 foundations in 2014, the most recent year for which figures are available, […]August 31, 2017News RoundupPenn State Professors Get Grant for ‘Fake News’ DetectorUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Two Penn State professors have received $300,000 from the National Science Foundation to develop technology that will enable digital devices to weed out “fake news.” The university says Dongwon Lee, a professor of information sciences and technology, and S. Shyam Sundar, a communications professor, are working on the project. Lee says, […]August 31, 2017StudentsOhio Bill Would Protect Campus Speakers, Punish DisruptersCOLUMBUS, Ohio — A Republican proposal in Ohio seeks to protect speakers’ appearances at Ohio colleges and calls on campuses to punish students who disrupt them. State Reps. Wesley Goodman, of Cardington, and Andrew Brenner, of Powell, announced the Campus Free Speech Act Tuesday. It would restrict creation of campus “free speech zones” and require […]August 30, 2017StudentsJudge: Student Accused of Sex Assault Can Return to CollegeOXFORD, Ohio — A federal judge has ruled a student barred from a southwest Ohio college because of a sexual assault accusation can return to class. The student is suing Miami University in Oxford, claiming he was falsely accused and Miami denied him due process in its investigation that resulted in his two-year ban. The […]August 30, 2017News RoundupGa Tech’s Johnson in No Hurry to Reveal Starting QuarterbackATLANTA — With less than a week to go before season opener against No. 25 Tennessee, Georgia Tech still hasn’t revealed who will start at quarterback. That’s not to say coach Paul Johnson is struggling with a decision. Coy as always, Johnson indicated Tuesday that he knows who will get the nod when the Yellow […]August 29, 2017News RoundupTeen Dies After Collapsing During College Football PracticeDELAND, Fla. — A sophomore from Georgia collapsed and died during football practice at a Florida university. Stetson University officials said in a statement that 19-year-old Nicholas Adam Blakely collapsed during a Monday evening practice. The accounting major from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was the sidelines when he complained of not feeling well. He collapsed and was […]August 29, 2017StudentsMaine Community College Tuition Frozen for Upcoming YearPORTLAND, Maine — Tuition is being frozen at Maine’s seven community colleges for the coming academic year. Officials say the tuition freeze was made possible by an increase in state appropriations requested by trustees of the Maine Community College System. System President Derek Langhauser says Maine’s community colleges already have the lowest tuition in New […]August 28, 2017Previous PagePage 60 of 569Next Page