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UC Berkeley Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $1.7M

SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California’s governing board has agreed to a $1.7 million settlement that will be paid out over the next decade to an employee who accused the former dean of UC Berkeley’s law school of sexual harassment. Under terms of the settlement, the UC regents will pay the employee, Tyann Sorrell, […]

ACC Extends Deals With North Carolina Sites after Law Revision

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Atlantic Coast Conference has added a replacement year to contracts for North Carolina venues that lost championships when the league relocated events due to a law limiting protections against LGBT people. The ACC had pulled 10 neutral-site championships for the 2016-17 season. The state passed a compromise bill to roll back […]

Leadership & Policy

Vermont’s College of St. Joseph Names 6th President

RUTLAND, Vt. — The interim president of the College of St. Joseph in Vermont now has the job full-time. The Rutland Herald reports Lawrence Jensen is the college’s sixth president. The chairman of the college’s board of trustees says Jensen is the “right choice” and praised his business experience. Over the past year under Jensen, […]

Kansas State University Gets 5th Sex Assault Investigation

MANHATTAN, Kan. — The federal government is opening another investigation on how Kansas State University handles reports of off-campus sexual assaults. The Manhattan Mercury reports the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights opened the recent investigation in late March. The office hasn’t released any information pertaining to the new investigation. The university’s policy […]

Faculty & Staff

Fresno State Professor on Paid Leave for Anti-Trump Tweet

SAN FRANCISCO — Fresno State University in California says an American history professor who tweeted that President Donald Trump “must hang” will be on paid leave for the rest of the semester. The university says in a statement Tuesday that professor Lars Maischak has taken a voluntary leave of absence for the remainder of the […]

Faculty & Staff

Pakistan Professor from Minority Ahmadi Sect Fatally Stabbed

LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police say a university professor from the Ahmadi sect was found stabbed to death in what may be the latest in Islamic militant attack on members of the minority group. Officer Mohammad Ali says the 61-year-old microbiology professor Tahira Malik was found slain in the eastern city of Lahore, with several […]

Penn State Launches New Research Effort to Help Abused Kids

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new research program at Penn State is aiming to improve the health of neglected and abused kids and to test a new way to screen children for head injuries. The university said Tuesday it will be establishing the Center for Healthy Children at its main campus. The initiative is supported by […]

Leadership & Policy

Baylor Hires 1st Female President Amid Sex Assault Scandal

WACO, Texas — Baylor University has hired its first female president as the nation’s largest Baptist school faces several lawsuits stemming from a sexual assault scandal. Linda Livingstone comes to Baylor from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where she has been a dean and professor of management. Her academic career includes previous administrative and […]

Faculty & Staff

Appeals Court Won’t Revive Lawsuit Over UNC Sham Classes

RALEIGH, N.C. — A state appeals court won’t revive a lawsuit by two former athletes who say they were harmed by sham classes at the University of North Carolina. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a Charlotte-area judge properly dismissed their case last year. James Arnold and Leah Metcalf are former members […]

UNLV Hires Reed-Francois to Lead Athletics Department

LAS VEGAS — UNLV has hired Desiree Reed-Francois as its next athletic director, making her the first Hispanic female AD at the Football Bowl Subdivision. Reed-Francois’ hiring, announced Monday, will be effective June 1. She replaces Tina Kunzer-Murphy, who is stepping down at the end of the academic school year to work for the UNLV […]

Wisconsin Students Push for Hmong-American Studies Program

MADISON, Wis. — A group of Hmong-American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong-American studies. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that several students of Southeast Asian descent formed the Hmong-American […]

Private Colleges Group Slams U. Northern Iowa Lobbying Push

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A group representing private colleges is slamming the University of Northern Iowa’s attempt to get a piece of its schools’ state financial aid program as “despicable and greedy.” UNI’s Panther Caucus said in an email Friday that “it’s not fair” UNI students are shut out of the $50 million Iowa Tuition […]

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