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University of Washington Expects Record Freshman Class

SEATTLE- The University of Washington is expecting the largest incoming freshman class in its history. The school’s flagship Seattle campus will have about 7,050 first-year students, up from a little less than 6,800 last year. Sixty-three percent are from Washington state. The Seattle Times reports the increase is driven in part by a record number […]

Study: Post-Katrina Changes Improved New Orleans Schools

NEW ORLEANS — A Tulane University-based research group says New Orleans public schools saw sustained improvement in achievement scores, high school graduation rates and students’ college performance following Hurricane Katrina. The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans study credits reforms implemented during a state takeover of most of the city’s schools with the improvements. Monday’s […]

Attorney General to Examine Temple Business School Scandal

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s Attorney General is looking into allegations that Temple University’s business school provided false data to boost the rankings of its online program. Attorney General Josh Shapiro says he’s asked the Bureau of Consumer Protection to examine the case, including Temple’s business and marketing practices. He says he sent a letter Friday to […]

Jefferson University Offers Medical Marijuana Grad Programs

PHILADELPHIA — Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia will be offering graduate-level certificate programs in medical marijuana. Courses start this fall for two graduate certificate programs in cannabis medicine and cannabinoid pharmacology at the school’s Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp. A third program on cannabinoid chemistry and toxicology will get underway […]

University of Louisville Removing Papa John from Stadium Name

The University of Louisville is removing Papa John’s from its football stadium’s name after a report the pizza chain’s founder used a racial slur. The company’s logo has been on Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium since it was built 20 years ago. John Schnatter, who also resigned from the university’s board of trustees, apologized this week […]

University of South Carolina Raises Tuition Nearly 3 Percent

COLUMBIA, S.C. The University of South Carolina is raising undergraduate tuition costs for the coming year nearly 3 percent. The school’s board of trustees approved the increase Wednesday. The school said in a news release that in addition to the 2.9 percent tuition increase, there will also be a 3.5 percent increase in food service […]

Chinese Professor Suspended Following Misconduct Complaints

BEIJING— A leading Chinese university has suspended a prominent primatologist in a victory for China’s slow-building #MeToo movement. Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou said in a Thursday statement on social media that it would suspend Zhang Peng and revoke his honorary titles after confirming two complaints from female students. The university did not disclose the […]

White Nationalist Agrees to Discourage Paramilitary Activity

RICHMOND, Va. — An organizer of a White nationalist rally that erupted in violence in Virginia last summer has agreed to “actively discourage” armed paramilitary activity at any future rallies in Charlottesville, under an agreement filed in court Thursday. The consent decree signed by Jason Kessler resolves a lawsuit brought on behalf of the city […]

Appeals Court Hears Challenge to Texas Campus Carry Law

NEW ORLEANS — Attorneys for three University of Texas professors asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive their challenge of a law allowing people with concealed-handgun licenses to carry weapons on public university campuses. Two of the professors, Lisa Moore and Mia Carter, were on the front row as a three-judge panel of the […]

CU Boulder Professor Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud

BOULDER, Colo. — A mechanical engineering professor at the University of Colorado Boulder has pleaded guilty to mail fraud for using funds from a research grant for personal expenses, including international travel. Oleg Viktorovich Vasilyev, 50, pleaded guilty Monday. Sentencing on the federal charge is scheduled for Oct. 25. Court records show Vasilyev received a […]

GOP Candidates Call for University to Remove Flag Art Piece

LAWRENCE, Kan. Kansas Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Wednesday demanded that the University of Kansas take down an art display that involves an altered U.S. flag, calling it disrespectful to the military. The piece, called “Untitled (Flag 2), is the last of a series of flag pieces that have […]

Roger Williams University Names Provost as Interim President

BRISTOL, R.I. — Roger Williams University has named an interim president following the death of its president. The university said Tuesday that its board of trustees chose Provost Andrew Workman. Donald Farish died on Thursday after what the university called a “sudden and serious illness.” He was 75. Farish served at the helm of the […]

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