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Police Assigned to Florida University’s ‘White Racism’ Class
A sociology professor offering a course titled “White Racism” this semester has received so many disturbing emails and voicemails that at least two campus police officers will be watching over the first meeting of his class on Tuesday. Assistant Professor Ted Thornhill says he sent police at Florida Gulf Coast University nearly 50 pages of […]
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University of Montana Female Permanent Deans Down To 1
MISSOULA — A university dean says only one female permanent dean remains at the University of Montana, creating a gender balance issue. The Missoulian reported last week that Dean of Libraries Shali Zhang was left as the lone female permanent dean after two other female leaders left their posts. Christopher Comer, who leads the College […]
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Joliet Junior College Getting Partial Tuition Reimbursements
JOLIET, Ill. — Officials say students who attend Joliet Junior College are receiving a partial tuition reimbursement. The college’s board of trustees and leadership raised tuition by $19 per credit hour to make up for an anticipated reduction in state funding. However, Joliet Junior College president Judy Mitchell wrote in an email to students that […]
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La Salle University Hopes to Raise Millions From Selling Art
PHILADELPHIA — La Salle University is selling nearly 50 pieces of art from its museum collection which it thinks could raise millions as it deals with financial struggles that have led to layoffs. The sale includes a wide range of styles and genres, including paintings by American realist Thomas Eakins and early 17th century Italian […]
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Judge Weighs Whether NC Schools Conspired to Depress Wages
GREENSBORO, N.C.— A federal judge will have to decide whether two elite North Carolina universities had a cozy agreement not to compete by hiring away medical talent from the hospital and education enterprises each have built. U.S. District Judge Catherine Eagles heard arguments Thursday in Greensboro on a radiology professor’s allegation that Duke University and […]
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New Mayor Chosen to Lead Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The city of Charlottesville, still coping with the aftermath of white nationalist rallies last year, has a new mayor. Nikuyah Walker, an independent who was one of two new council members elected in November, was chosen by her fellow councilors at a meeting Tuesday night. News outlets report Walker will be the […]
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Black Student Who Helped Desegregate University Dies at 80
RALEIGH, N.C. LeRoy Frasier, who along with his brother and another high school student was among the first African-American undergraduate students to successfully challenge racial segregation at North Carolina’s flagship public university, has died at the age of 80. Family members said Tuesday that Frasier, a long-time English teacher, suffered heart failure and died Dec. […]
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University Employee Accused of Defrauding Florida School
BOCA RATON, Fla. — A 27-year-old Florida Atlantic University employee is accused of pretending to be a student and receiving about $24,000 worth of fraudulent checks. The Palm Beach Post reports that Denise Elizabeth Keaton registered to take classes five times in June 2014 as Elizabeth Denise Keaton and paid with about $54,000 in fraudulent […]
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Most Big Public Colleges Don’t Track Suicides, AP Finds
Most of the largest U.S. public universities do not track suicides among their students, despite making investments in prevention at a time of surging demand for mental health services. Tabulating student suicides comes with its own set of challenges and problems. But without that data, prevention advocates say, schools have no way to measure their […]
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Roger Williams University President Joins Immigration Group
BRISTOL, R.I. – The president of a Rhode Island university has joined a national coalition of school leaders who are working to improve immigration policies. The Providence Journal reports Roger Williams University President Donald Farish joined the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. According to a statement on the group’s website, the alliance is […]
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University of Utah Accused of Mistreating Lab Animals
SALT LAKE CITY — Animal rights groups are accusing the University of Utah of mistreating lab animals. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Students for Animal Welfare filed a complaint Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. They allege animals […]
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Agent Arrested, Accused of Taking Photos in Women’s Bathroom at University of Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin police say they’ve arrested a federal agent for taking photos in a women’s restroom at a residence hall. Authorities say the 27-year-old man went into the bathroom at Witte Hall on Friday and put his cell phone under an occupied stall and took pictures. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives […]
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