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Connecticut University Officials Charged with Assault

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The official who oversees student conduct at a Connecticut university has been charged with choking, threatening and using duct tape to bind a woman in his home. Christopher Dukes, director of the Office of Student Conduct at Central Connecticut State University, is free on $450,000 bond after his arrest last week […]

Report: Koch College Donation Came with Teacher Firing Rights

FAIRFAX, Va. — Virginia’s largest public university granted the conservative Charles Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors in exchange for millions of dollars in donations, according to newly released documents. The release of donor agreements between George Mason University and the foundation follows years of denials by university administrators that […]

Longtime Costume Designer Leaves University, But Not Theater

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Costume designer Marianne Custer has wrapped actors in plastic wrap, cracked open a VCR for costume parts and sewn fake hair into bonnets. Over four decades, Custer has done wonders with fabric, feathers and quick changes that required extremely long zippers. She’s designed from Knoxville to Istanbul in shows from Shakespeare to […]

Pizza Hut Museum Opens on Wichita State University Campus

WICHITA, Kan. — The original Pizza Hut building has opened as a museum at Wichita State University. WSU Foundation CEO Elizabeth King told The Wichita Eagle that staff from the school came together “to collaborate and create this fabulous museum that will be curated by the students.” The museum opened last Wednesday on the school’s […]

WW II Veteran to Graduate 68 Years After Leaving College

TOLEDO, Ohio — Like so many American soldiers returning home from World War II, Bob Barger started working a new job and going to college. Once he settled into his career and raising a family, finishing school was no longer a priority. Now, 68 years since he last sat in a classroom, Barger is set […]

Pioneer University Leader to Address Rust College Graduates

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — A path-blazing university president will address graduates at Rust College. The Holly Springs school expects 113 students to receive diplomas at the ceremony Saturday. Dr. Ruth Simmons, currently president of Prairie View A&M University in Texas, will address graduates. Simmons was the first African-American person to lead an Ivy League school, […]

Tom Brokaw Cancels Commencement Speech Amid Allegations

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A Connecticut university says former news anchor Tom Brokaw has withdrawn as commencement speaker after facing allegations of sexual harassment. The Hartford Courant reports Sacred Heart University announced the cancellation Friday. University president John Petillo says Brokaw didn’t want to district from students and families, “given the events in the news.” A […]

Missouri University Medical Program Pairs Students, Seniors

COLUMBIA, MO. — A University of Missouri medical school program that pairs first-year medical students with elderly adults in the community aims to reverse stereotypes about age and build empathy among trainee medical professionals. Nearly 80 elderly adults and more than 70 students are participating in the Senior Teacher Educator Partnership this year, the Columbia […]

Study: When College Tuition Goes Up, Campus Diversity Goes Down

As college tuition continues to rise at a staggering rate, people tend to worry about how much harder it becomes for students and families to pay for college. In an article in The Conversation online, researchers who focus on higher education said they found a different reason to worry. “We examined tuition hikes at public […]

Marshall University Employees to See Five Percent Raise

HUNTINGTON, W.VA. – A West Virginia university’s operating budget that includes a 5-percent raise for university employees has been approved. News outlets reported Wednesday the Marshall University Board of Governors approved the school’s fiscal year 2019 operating budget, which also includes a 4.25-percent tuition increase. The board had already approved a 2-percent raise for employees […]

College Newspapers Across U.S. Campaign to Secure Their Future

College journalists are speaking up for themselves in a campaign to combat some of the same forces battering newspapers across the country. As ad revenue plummets, college editors have suffered in relative silence. Some have taken to crowdsourcing sites while others have relied on alumni donations to help keep papers afloat. Still, students have been […]

OSU Student Sets Fire, Jumps from 5th-Floor Dorm Window

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University authorities say a student experiencing a mental health crisis set a fire in his dorm room before jumping from the fifth=-floor window. University officials say Oregon State Patrol troopers responded to campus in Corvallis Tuesday evening involving the welfare of a student and resident of Hawley Hall. OSU’s vice […]

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