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Hofstra to Host 1st Presidential Debate after Wright State Bows Out
DAYTON, Ohio ― The first presidential general election debate is moving to New York after an Ohio college withdrew as host, citing rising security concerns and costs. Wright State University President David Hopkins said Tuesday that the school in Dayton has a large, open campus and there has been growing concern about what it would […]
Students
Trial Against Brown University in Sexual Assault Case Starts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― Trial began Tuesday in a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student who was suspended after a sexual encounter that he says was consensual but that a fellow student reported as an assault. U.S. District Judge William Smith said both sides in the lawsuit agreed to a bench trial in order […]
Leadership & Policy
West Virginia Colleges Don’t Have Much Cash on Hand
CHARLESTON, W.Va. ― Officials for the commission that oversees West Virginia’s four-year colleges have warned that the financial strength of many of the state’s schools appears to be weakening ― at least by one indicator. Staff members of the Higher Education Policy Commission said during a meeting Monday that several schools had less than two […]
Leadership & Policy
Nebraska Educator Taking President’s Post in North Carolina
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. ― A North Carolina community college board has chosen a Nebraska educator to become the college’s next president. Thomas Walker Jr. is expected to be confirmed by the State Board of Community Colleges July 26 as president of Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Walker has been president of Central Community […]
African-American
Man Who Smashed Window Depicting Slaves Wants His Job Back
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Yale University and a former dining services worker who smashed a stained-glass window depicting slaves are discussing whether he can have his old job back, his attorney said Monday. Corey Menafee resigned last month after taking a broomstick to the window inside the dining hall at Calhoun College. Menafee, who is […]
Sports
University, Coach Deny Discriminating Against Mormon Player
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho ― Idaho State University’s former assistant tennis coach and the university have denied allegations made in a lawsuit in which a former tennis player says he was discriminated against because of his Mormon faith. The Post Register reports that former coach Nate Gross has been accused of harassing Orin Duffin, who played […]
Students
Student Sues Michigan State after Stalking Case Suspension
EAST LANSING, Mich. ― A male Michigan State University student who was suspended for four years after being accused of stalking a woman is suing the school. The Lansing State Journal reports that the sophomore, who isn’t named in the lawsuit, was suspended in May after the East Lansing school’s Office of Institution Equity found […]
Students
Mississippi State’s Bully Mascot Settles with ESPN
ABERDEEN, Miss. ― A former Mississippi State University cheerleader has settled her wrongful injury case with ESPN for an undisclosed sum. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Michaela Mills was dressed as the MSU mascot Bully during the 2013 Egg Bowl when she was run over by a motorized television camera cart. The lawsuit alleged […]
Students
Shaky Finances Putting Chicago State Accreditation at Risk
CHICAGO ― The agency that oversees Chicago State University’s accreditation says the college’s status is in jeopardy due to its precarious financial state caused by the budget impasse in Springfield. Chicago State officials were informed of the Higher Learning Commission’s views in a July 11 letter. “The university continues to have diminished financial resources and […]
Sports
University of Iowa to Lay Off Ex-athletic Official Who Sued
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― The University of Iowa is planning to lay off a former top athletic administrator who is suing the school for gender discrimination and retaliation, the school confirmed Wednesday. Iowa has informed former senior associate athletic director Jane Meyer that her position as a project manager will be eliminated Sept. 9, saying […]
Leadership & Policy
University of Louisville President Doesn’t Offer Resignation as New Board Meets
LOUISVILLE, Ky. ― University of Louisville President James Ramsey’s status remained in limbo Wednesday when the embattled campus leader failed to immediately follow through on his pledge to offer his resignation to the school’s new governing board. The reorganized board of trustees ― formed last month when Gov. Matt Bevin disbanded the former board amid […]
Students
South Carolina Lawyer Pleads Guilty in Alabama Sorority Scam
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― A South Carolina lawyer pleaded guilty to bank fraud in a scam involving construction of a $14 million, 40,000-square-foot sorority house at the University of Alabama, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jennifer Elizabeth Meehan, 39, of Sandy Springs, South Carolina, pleaded guilty Tuesday during a federal court hearing in Huntsville to submitting false invoices […]
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