Associated PressStudentsBob Jones U to Get Tax-exempt Status Back After 30 YearsGREENVILLE, S.C. —A conservative Christian university in South Carolina is getting its federal tax-exempt status back 30 years after losing it over a ban on interracial dating. Bob Jones University President Steve Pettit told The Greenville that the ban was dropped in 2000 and a former university president apologized for discrimination eight years later. But […]February 19, 2017African-AmericanWake Forest Opens Dorm Honoring Poet Maya AngelouWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest University has named a new dorm in honor of poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou. Multiple media outlets report Wake Forest cut the ribbon on the five story residence hall for 224 students on Friday. Angelou was an American Studies professor at the university in Winston-Salem up until her […]February 19, 2017StudentsSome Texas Grad Students Hold Bar Conferences to Avoid GunsAUSTIN, Texas — A 2016 Texas law that allows concealed handguns on college campuses has prompted some graduate students to move their student conferences to bars, a newspaper reported Saturday. Several University of Texas at Austin graduate students made the move amid safety concerns, according to the Houston Chronicle. Mark Sheridan, who’s also an English […]February 19, 2017Leadership & PolicyDePaul University Names 1st Lay President in 119-year HistoryCHICAGO — DePaul University has named its first lay president in the Chicago school’s 119-year history. The Catholic university on Thursday announced that A. Gabriel Esteban will be its 12th president as of July 1. He is currently president at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, where he has held the post since […]February 16, 2017WomenUVa Administrator Files Gender Discrimination LawsuitCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — An administrator at the University of Virginia is suing the school for alleged gender and disability discrimination. Media outlets report UVA assistant vice provost Becky Ackerson filed a lawsuit against the UVA Board of Visitors Wednesday claiming the school knowingly paid her less than male counterparts. According to the lawsuit, Ackerson was […]February 16, 2017StudentsUniversity of Kansas Campus Police Prepare for Concealed CarryLAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas Office of Public Safety is planning to add more positions and new equipment to prepare for allowing concealed handguns on campus. Police Chief Chris Keary tells the Lawrence Journal-World that the office is adding three police officers to patrol busy areas of campus, four portable metal detectors and […]February 16, 2017StudentsHarvard Students Protest Ex-pharma Exec Shkreli’s TalkCAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard students are protesting a campus appearance by indicted former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli. The former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals is slated to talk about investing at a Wednesday night event organized by the Harvard Financial Analysts Club. Another student group, the Harvard College Global Health and AIDS Coalition, says the appearance […]February 15, 2017StudentsColorado State Suspends Grant Program after Lawsuit from Student GroupFORT COLLINS, Colo. — Colorado State University has temporarily suspended a grant program that helps student organizations plan educational and cultural events in the wake of a lawsuit brought by an anti-abortion student group. The Coloradoan reported Tuesday that the Diversity Grant awards up to $600 per semester to student groups and academic departments for […]February 15, 2017Leadership & PolicyUT San Antonio President on Leave Pending Review of ConductSAN ANTONIO — The president of the University of Texas at San Antonio has been placed on leave pending a review of allegations related to his conduct. Ricardo Romo was scheduled to retire in August after almost two decades with the university when the University of Texas System chancellor announced the review in a written […]February 15, 2017StudentsNorthwestern University Frat Suspended After Reports of Sexual AssaultsEVANSTON, Ill. — The Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at Northwestern University has been suspended by its national headquarters following allegations of sexual assault at the local fraternity house. The Chicago Tribune reports that the suspension was confirmed Friday. Sigma Alpha Epsilon spokesman Brandon Weghorst says the chapter has to “cease and desist all operations,” meaning […]February 14, 2017Previous PagePage 99 of 569Next Page