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Oklahoma State University Renames Two Buildings After First Black Student

Oklahoma State University has renamed two buildings on its Stillwater campus after civil rights pioneer Nancy Randolph Davis, the school’s first Black student, ABC 8 News reported. The OSU Board of Regents gave the approval Friday to rename its Human Sciences and Human Sciences West buildings to Nancy Randolph Davis and Nancy Randolph Davis West. […]

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Duke Reports 17 New Positive COVID-19 Tests

Between Oct. 17 and Oct. 23, Duke University reported 21 new positive coronavirus test results out of 15,378 total tests, according to data from the University’s COVID-19 testing tracker. Out of 13,563 student tests, 17 resulted in positive. The positivity rate is now 0.125%, according to The Chronicle.  Nine students tested positive of 131 tests […]

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Ohio Valley University Court-Ordered to Pay Food Vendor $1.2 Million Over Unpaid Bills

A circuit court judge awarded more than $1.2 million to Ohio Valley University’s food vendor over unpaid bills, the Parkersburg News and Sentinel reported. Wood County Circuit Court Judge Jason Wharton made the decision Oct. 13. in a July lawsuit against OVU by Aladdin Food Management Services LLC. According to the lawsuit, OVU failed to […]

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania to Remove 21 Academic Programs Over Next Few Years

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania will remove 21 academic programs over the next few years, the Erie Times-News reported. Programs without students enrolled will end right away, while other programs – with as many as 30 students enrolled – will stop after the students complete the program. “Moratorium basically means no new students will be admitted […]

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Virginia Military Institute Superintendent Peay Resigns

General J. H. Binford Peay III of Virginia Military Institute (VMI) resigned after his 17-year tenure, due to a report in The Washington Post about Black cadets and alumni facing racism. Now, state officials have ordered an outside investigation into VMI. Gov. Ralph Northam expressed his concerns in a letter written with other state officials […]

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Loyola University New Orleans and Ochsner Health to Start Undergraduate Nursing Program

Loyola University New Orleans and Ochsner Health are looking to start a four-year pre-licensure undergraduate nursing program starting fall 2021, according to university officials. The program will lead to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Graduates can take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for registered nurses (RNs). The program is currently pending approval […]

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University of Michigan Close to Implementing Recommendations from Former Provost Sexual Misconduct Report

The University of Michigan is close to hiring an external law firm to help the school implement recommendations from a report about sexual misconduct allegations against its former Provost Dr. Martin Philbert, MLive.com reported. A report by D.C. law firm WilmerHale described years of Philbert’s alleged sexual misconduct with students and employees. Philbert was removed […]

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University of Detroit Mercy Receives $1.6 Million Grant from Department of Education

University of Detroit Mercy has received a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education. The five-year grant was given through the Department of Education’s Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), “which provides grants to institutions that serve a high percentage of traditionally underserved students,” according to university officials. Detroit Mercy will […]

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Parents of Murdered University of Utah Student Reaches $13.5 Million Settlement with University

The parents of University of Utah track athlete Lauren McCluskey – killed by her ex-boyfriend on campus two years ago – reached a $13.5 million settlement Thursday with the school. The university admitted to improper handling of McCluskey’s case, the Associated Press reported. McCluskey’s parents and Utah President Dr. Ruth Watkins announced the settlement at […]

COVID-19

Indiana University Launches Own COVID-19 Testing Labs

Indiana University has started its own COVID-19 testing labs, according to an IU university officials. Since August, IU has been testing its students, faculty and staff. Tests were sent to a third-party lab to be analyzed. These new labs, in Bloomington and at IU School of Medicine on the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis campus, will […]

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Northwestern University Student-Led Group Push to Abolish Police

A student-led group at Northwestern University named “Northwestern Community Not Cops” coalition has burned a banner while chanting profanities in front of the university president, Dr. Morton Schapiro’s home, reported NBC Chicago. The activists are demanding that the university police be abolished in an effort to invest in resources for Black students. Though the majority […]

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Northwestern University to Resume Retirement Plan Contributions in January

Northwestern University will resume 5% automatic and up to 5% matching contributions to faculty and staff actively on the University’s Retirement Plan, beginning Jan. 1, 2021, the Daily Northwestern reported. Back in May, University President Morton Schapiro announced the suspension of plan contributions to help offset the 2020 fiscal year’s $90 million shortfall, the Daily […]

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