Associated PressStudentsYale Students Arrested During Protests Have Charges DroppedNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Nearly two dozen Yale University graduate students arrested during a protest about alleged sexual harassment have had their charges dismissed after they performed community service. The New Haven Register reports that 23 students were arrested in May for blocking streets in downtown New Haven during the protests. All were charged with […]August 27, 2017StudentsPolice Identify ‘Person of Interest’ in University of Maryland Noose CaseCOLLEGE PARK, Md. — Police at the University of Maryland have alerted College Park campus officials about a “person of interest” involved in hanging a noose in a fraternity house kitchen earlier this year. University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell said in a statement Friday the department is committed to creating a safe campus […]August 27, 2017StudentsNew Jersey’s Stockton University Removes Bust of NamesakeGALLOWAY, N.J. — Stockton University has temporarily removed a bust of its namesake, who signed the Declaration of Independence and owned slaves. The bust of Richard Stockton was removed from the New Jersey school’s library on Wednesday. University President Harvey Kesselman told The Press of Atlantic City the discussion about the school’s namesake has been […]August 27, 2017StudentsUniversity of Texas Sued for Removing Confederate StatuesAUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas is being sued for removing four Confederate statues from the main area of campus in Austin. The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed the lawsuit Wednesday, three days after the statues were quickly taken down following a late-night order from University President Greg Fenves. Three of the statues are […]August 27, 2017News RoundupMizzou Warns of Extremists Recruiting on CampusCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri is warning students, staff and faculty that a White supremacist group appears to be recruiting on and near the Columbia campus. Chancellor Alexander Cartwright and Provost Garnett Stokes sent a message Wednesday saying the recruiting is part of a national push to gain members by supremacist groups. “We […]August 27, 2017StudentsMizzou Announces New Grants for Low-income StudentsCOLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri in Columbia next year will offer scholarships for low-income students to cover the full cost of their tuition. Spokeswoman Liz McCune said Thursday that the grants will be available in fall 2018 for Missouri residents who are Pell Grant eligible. The university will cover any gap between the […]August 24, 2017StudentsBryn Mawr College Scrubs Name of Founder with Racist ViewsBRYN MAWR, Pa. — A private college in suburban Philadelphia says it will remove references to the name of one of its founders in printed and other materials on the grounds that she advanced racism and anti-Semitism at the university. Bryn Mawr College president Kim Cassidy on Thursday made public an internal letter that says […]August 24, 2017StudentsNY Launching Underage Drinking Crackdown in College TownsALBANY, N.Y. — State authorities say they’re launching an effort to crack down on underage drinking on college campuses and in college towns now that the fall semester is beginning for schools across New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday the State Liquor Authority and the Department of Motor Vehicles are coordinating with local law […]August 24, 2017Faculty & StaffDuquesne Professor Pleads Guilty in Car-key Vandalism CaseBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania professor known for her expertise on consumer trends has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for keying her neighbors’ cars. Online court records show 62-year-old Duquesne University professor Audrey Guskey pleaded guilty to three summary citations on Monday, paid $897 in fines and court costs, and agreed to pay more than […]August 24, 2017StudentsObama Chief of Staff Joins Notre Dame Global Affairs FacultySOUTH BEND, Ind. — One of former President Barack Obama’s top White House aides is joining the University of Notre Dame’s international affairs program. The university says Denis McDonough will be an instructor for the first class of graduate students in master of global affairs program. McDonough became the White House chief of staff in […]August 22, 2017Previous PagePage 61 of 569Next Page