Associated PressNews Roundup5 of 14 state-owned universities warned of possible cutsHARRISBURG, Pa. — Administrators at five of Pennsylvania’s 14 state-owned universities have given faculty notice that layoffs and program cuts could occur in the 2018-19 school year, as the State System of Higher Education struggles generally with an enrollment drop. Mansfield University administrators filed a notice March 21. Faculty at California, Clarion, Edinboro and Cheyney universities have […]April 4, 2017StudentsUniversity of Wyoming to Open Native American Student CenterLARAMIE, Wyo. — University of Wyoming officials are opening a center for Native American students that they hope will help with student recruitment and retention. The Laramie Boomerang reports that UW Vice President of Student Affairs Sara Axelson told the UW Board of Trustees on Friday that Native American student retention for fall 2015-2016 was […]March 30, 2017SportsFederal Judge Dismisses UNC as Defendant in Athlete LawsuitWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A federal judge has granted the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s request to dismiss the school from a lawsuit filed by two former Tar Heels athletes tied to its multiyear academic scandal. In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs stated the school had 11th Amendment immunity […]March 30, 2017African-AmericanAudit: Chicago State University Improperly Reported AwardsCHICAGO — An audit of Chicago State University by Illinois’ auditor general has found that the embattled school improperly reported nearly $52 million in federal awards. The report by the state’s Auditor General Frank Mautino says the university didn’t properly prepare expenditure reports, as required by federal law, for federal awards of more than $51.7 […]March 30, 2017News RoundupErotic Stories Found in Bowling Green State Professor’s Research for Ohio AgencyBOWLING GREEN, Ohio — A university has suspended a professor after erotic stories were included in a batch of computer files he returned to the state Department of Transportation at the end of a research project. Alan Atalah, a construction management professor at Bowling Green State University, was suspended “effective immediately” on release of a […]March 29, 2017StudentsRollins College Student Suspended for Treatment of Muslim ProfessorWINTER PARK, Fla. — A student at Rollins College in Florida has been suspended temporarily for his treatment of his Muslim professor. The Christian student says he is the victim of religious discrimination. A disciplinary hearing was held Tuesday for Rollins student Marshall Polston. The outcome is pending. The Orlando Sentinel reports that professor Areej […]March 29, 2017StudentsProject Aims to Help School Nurses Tackle Suicide RatesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Researchers in New Mexico, California and Maryland are working with public school nurses in hopes of curbing suicide rates within the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by making school grounds safer. University of New Mexico pediatrics professor Mary Ramos and colleagues at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and the […]March 28, 2017News RoundupArizona State Officers’ Patches to Support Sexual Assault SurvivorsTEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona State University police officers will wear their support for sexual assault survivors on their uniforms’ sleeves for the next month. The ASU Police Department says its officers during April will wear special teal-colored “ASU Police” patches on their uniforms. The special patch is the same as the regular patch except for […]March 28, 2017News RoundupNew York College Alters Sign Bearing Trump Ally’s NameALLEGANY, N.Y. — A New York college has altered the sign at a student apartment building bearing the name of a major benefactor and Donald Trump supporter who insulted President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. The sign outside the building on the St. Bonaventure University campus had read “Paladino House.” Carl Paladino is a Buffalo […]March 28, 2017News RoundupReport: West Virginia Schools’ Tuition Doubles Over 15 YearsCHARLESTON, W.Va. — The average cost of tuition at West Virginia’s public universities and colleges has doubled in the past 15 years, according to a new report. The West Virginia Center on Budget Policy released a report Monday showing average tuition has increased by about $4,200 a year at the state’s four-year colleges and universities […]March 27, 2017Previous PagePage 90 of 569Next Page