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Students
Men Want Retrial on Pennsylvania University Sex Abuse Claims
Three men who lost their lawsuit against a former state university administrator over allegations he sexually abused them are taking their case to a federal appeals court. The former East Stroudsburg University students filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against Isaac Sanders, the school’s former vice president of advancement, alleging he used his high-powered job to […]
Students
Feds: Company Stole $2.4M from Fraternities, Sororities
LEHIGH, Pa. — Federal prosecutors say a Pennsylvania company set up to provide food and management services to fraternities and sororities at Lehigh University defrauded them of more than $2.4 million so the co-owners could take fancy vacations and shop at high-end department stores. A grand jury indicted 76-year-old Albert Fisher, of Quakertown, on Thursday […]
Faculty & Staff
Cal State System, Faculty Union Reach Tentative Agreement
SAN FRANCISCO — California State University officials and the union that represents campus faculty members say they have reached a tentative salary agreement that has postponed a five-day system-wide strike scheduled to start next week. The California Faculty Association and the Cal State system said in a joint announcement Thursday that details of the preliminary […]
Leadership & Policy
University of Arizona President Keeping Controversial Job at For-profit DeVry
TUCSON, Ariz. — The president of Arizona’s second-largest university continues to face criticism over a side job as a board member for the company that operates DeVry University, a for-profit school facing a lawsuit from the federal government alleging that it misled students about job prospects. The University of Arizona’s Ann Weaver Hart took the […]
Students
Ex-Indianapolis Mayor Drops Bid for Ivy Tech President
INDIANAPOLIS ― One prominent candidate is out of the running to head up Indiana’s statewide community college system, with former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard withdrawing his name. Ballard and former Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann were among more than 30 applicants to become the new president of Ivy Tech Community College. Ballard said in a statement […]
Leadership & Policy
Green Named New University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor
LINCOLN, Neb. ― The new chancellor of the University of Nebraska’s Lincoln campus has been selected from the university system’s ranks. Ronnie Green, 54, was named Wednesday as UNL’s new chancellor by NU President Hank Bounds. Green previously served as vice president for agriculture and natural resources of the NU system and is UNL’s Harlan […]
Faculty & Staff
Report: 19 UC Berkeley Employees Violated Harassment Policy
BERKELEY, Calif. ― Documents released by the University of California, Berkeley show 19 employees, including six faculty members, were found to have sexually harassed students, employees or both since 2011. The records obtained Tuesday by the East Bay Times after a Public Records Act request reveal 11 new cases that had not been disclosed during […]
Students
17-Year-Old Girl Gets Accepted to All Eight Ivy League Schools
While many 17-year-olds are deciding which Snapchat filter to use, Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna has an even more difficult decision to make: Which Ivy League school should she attend? After all, she got accepted to all eight, plus MIT and NYU. The high-school senior, who is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants, says that it was her parents […]
Augusta
African-American
Princeton Decides to Keep Wilson Name on Campus
Princeton University will keep Woodrow Wilson’s name on its public policy school, despite calls to remove it because of his racist views. The Ivy League university’s board of trustees announced the decision Monday. It comes after a black student group demanded it be removed and for changes to the social and academic climate on campus. […]
HBCUs
Duke University Protesters Want 3 Administrators Fired
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University’s president met Sunday with protesters in their second day occupying his office’s waiting room to demand the firing of three administrators and a $15 minimum wage for all campus workers. Duke President Richard Brodhead talked with demonstrators inside the building that houses his office and those of other top administrators. […]
Students
Harvard Taking More Steps to Acknowledge its Ties to Slavery
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Harvard’s president says the Ivy league university will do more to acknowledge its ties to slavery. University President Drew Faust announced Wednesday in an op-ed in the student newspaper that the nearly 400-year-old institution will install a plaque next month at the former home for college presidents to recognize the slaves who […]
News Roundup
George Mason University Naming its Law School for Scalia
ARLINGTON, Va. ― George Mason University plans to name its law school for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, following an anonymous $20 million donation from a Scalia admirer and a $10 million donation from the foundation of industrialist and philanthropist Charles Koch. The law school announced Thursday that its anonymous donor approached the […]
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