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News Roundup: Page 269
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Navy Veteran Killed by Campus Police Had Concealed Gun Permit
A Navy veteran who was fatally shot by Portland State University campus police during a fight outside a bar had a permit to carry a concealed handgun, a news organization reported Monday. Sgt. Brent Laizure, a spokesman for the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, told Oregon Public Broadcasting that Jason Erik Washington had a valid […]
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University Of Minnesota to Open New History Museum Facility
PAUL, Minn. – The University of Minnesota will soon open its new $79 million facility for its natural history museum. Minnesota Public Radio reports that the Bell Museum of Natural History has more than 100 displays at its new facility on the university’s St. Paul campus. The museum includes 10 room-sized dioramas and 35 smaller […]
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University of Minnesota to get new $2M MRI machine
MINNEAPOLIS The University of Minnesota will receive a third magnetic resonance imaging machine to meet high demand and reduce wait times. The Board of Regents approved the $2 million MRI machine this month, Minnesota Daily reported. Construction will begin this summer and the machine will be operational in December. Patients currently may have to wait […]
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University of Mississippi to Accept Common Application
Oxford, MS – The University of Mississippi will begin accepting the Common Application on Aug. 1, The program allows for students to apply to multiple colleges and universities by filling out a single application. University of Mississippi Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brandi Hephner LaBanc said in a statement that the university hopes accepting the […]
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Iowa Dental College to Turn Away New Medicaid Patients
IOWA CITY, Iowa— The University of Iowa’s dental college plans to turn away new patients covered by Iowa’s Medicaid program, citing low payments and confusing rules. The Des Moines Register reports that leaders of the college have decided that, starting next week, it no longer will routinely accept patients covered by Iowa Medicaid’s Dental Wellness […]
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Kansas Student Prepares for College With Mobile Food Trailer
Ramsey McVey poured colored syrup over shaved ice and handed out sno-cones to two tree service workers taking a break from the afternoon heat. She graduated from St. John High School in May, but selling sno-cones and other treats out of her mobile food trailer — Ramsey Roo’s — is not just a gig to […]
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Ex-Virginia University Student Sues Fraternity for Hazing
RADFORD, Va. — A former student of a Virginia university has accused a fraternity of hazing and is suing it seeking $7.3 million in damages. The Roanoke Times cites online court records that say nine of the defendants in the complaint have filed a demurrer objecting to the lawsuit as of Wednesday. The suit filed […]
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Tennessee State University Given Food Safety Research Grant
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $450,000 to Tennessee State University for food safety research. The university said in a news release that its College of Agriculture will use the grant to continue research and outreach projects on antimicrobial resistance. The release said the funds will help establish stewardship programs for operators of small- […]
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Ex-Baylor Athletic Director: Black Athletes Made Scapegoats
AUSTIN, Texas – The former athletic director at Baylor University alleges that regents schemed to make Black football players scapegoats for a decades-long problem of sexual assault at the nation’s largest Baptist school, and that he resigned rather than be part of a massive cover-up. Ian McCaw said he was “disgusted” by the racism and […]
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University Gets $17M Commitment for Entrepreneurship Center
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University says a foundation has made a $17-million commitment to the university’s business college to set up an entrepreneurship center. Ohio State says the Keenan Family Foundation made the commitment for the Tim and Kathleen Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship. The center will focus on cultivating students’ entrepreneurial skills and creating an […]
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Universities Wrong to Stay Silent on Probe
Give The Ohio State University officials credit for handling a sex abuse scandal the way it ought to be done — openly, with apparent concern for victims, and an intensive effort to get the whole truth. One wonders why that approach does not seem to appeal to everyone. A few months ago, it came to […]
Recruitment & Retention
Indiana University Sees Declining Summer Enrollment
Indiana University has seen declining summer enrollment at its Bloomington campus despite growth during the traditional academic year. About 1,000 more students enrolled at the Bloomington campus in fall 2017 compared with fall 2011. Summer enrollment at the flagship campus declined by more than 800 students over the same time period, the Herald-Times reported. […]
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