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University of Louisville Sues Former President James Ramsey
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville sued its former president on Wednesday, claiming he and others conspired to divert millions of dollars from the school’s investment arm in a long-running scheme. The lawsuit seeks to recover millions that the university claims was lost during the tenure of former university president James Ramsey. The university […]
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Report: New Mexico Public College Enrollment Dropping Fast
SANTA FE, N.M. – A recent decline in enrollment at New Mexico public colleges outpaced nearly every state in the nation. An association of state higher education agencies says enrollment dropped by nearly 5 percent at New Mexico public colleges for the school year that ended in June 2017. Statistics compiled by State Higher Education […]
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University of Richmond Using Goats for Landscape Management
RICHMOND, Va. — The University of Richmond is planning to use a herd of goats as part of a landscape management project. The university said in a news release Monday that the goats will help clear invasive species from part of the campus as part of an effort to create an “eco-corridor.” They will reside […]
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Jill Biden to Deliver Commencement Speech at Alabama College
MOBILE, Ala. — Dr. Jill Biden will deliver the commencement speech at a community college in Alabama. News outlets report the wife of former Vice President Joe Biden will deliver the commencement speech at Bishop State Community College on May 10. The Mobile school says Biden and former President Barack Obama led the first-ever White […]
Leadership & Policy
Mount Holyoke College Names New President
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. — After nearly two years as interim president of Mount Holyoke College, Sonya Stephens can remove the word “interim” from her title. Trustees at the women’s college in South Hadley on Monday named Stephens the school’s 19th permanent president. The school undertook a national search for a new leader, but trustees Chairwoman […]
Sports
Football and Academics: Tough Balancing Act at Some Schools
NEW YORK — Football is complicated. Life is more so. The charge for universities is to prepare students for whatever comes after they graduate. At least that is the mission statement. At places such as Northwestern and Stanford, it certainly rings true. When those students are football players, the challenges are exacerbated. Balancing classroom obligations […]
Students
Police Remove Students from Occupied Paris University Site
PARIS — French police removed students from a Paris university building Friday that had been occupied for a month to protest admission changes that also are causing turmoil at other campuses. Paris police said the clearing of the Tolbiac Center, a 22-story tower in southern Paris affiliated with Paris 1 University, went “without incident.” Interior […]
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Norovirus Confirmed After 100 College Students Fall Ill
DANBURY, Conn. — Health officials have confirmed that norovirus sickened about 100 students at Western Connecticut State University and prompted the school to close for the day for disinfecting. State Department of Public Health officials said Monday that testing confirmed norovirus, which is a highly contagious bug that causes diarrhea, nausea, muscle pain, vomiting and […]
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Lawrence University Fundraising for Full Scholarships
APPLETON, Wis. – Lawrence University is close to reaching a level of endowment that would allow it to cover tuition and fees for students who can’t afford the school’s tuition. Tuition for the 2018-19 academic year at the Appleton university will cost almost $58,000, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. The university started a fundraising campaign in […]
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Task Force Formed After Racist Incidents Releases Findings
DURHAM, N.H. — A year after a video showing White students wearing ponchos and sombreros at Cinco de Mayo celebrations angered students of color and set off a series of racist incidents, a University of New Hampshire task force announced some recommendations and steps they’ve taken to address concerns about racism, including hoping the Mexican […]
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Syracuse Fraternity Permanently Expelled Over Racist Video
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse University announced Saturday that it has permanently expelled a fraternity over an offensive video that fraternity members say was intended as satire. Chancellor Kent Syverud called the Theta Tau video “racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic, ableist and sexist” in a video posted on the university’s website. He said disciplinary actions against the individual […]
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Fresno State Professor Calls Barbara Bush an ‘Amazing Racist’
FRESNO — A California state university is investigating comments made on Twitter by an English professor who called former first lady Barbara Bush an “amazing racist” shortly after her death Tuesday at age 92. “Barbara Bush was a generous and smart and amazing racist who, along with her husband, raised a war criminal,” Randa Jarrar […]
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