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Student Sues University of Nebraska Over Banishment
LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln student accused of assault says in a lawsuit that he’s been unfairly banned from the campus. Court records say Jeremiah Perkins, of Beaver City, was arrested after the off-campus incident. In his lawsuit he says he was assaulted by one or more university students. Police say Perkins assaulted […]
June 15, 2017
Students
Boston Bridge Program Aims to Put College Within Residents’ Reach
Boston will offer its residents yet another chance at free college through a recently announced program, The Boston Bridge. The program will be available to high school students who graduated in 2017 and are residents of the city.
June 14, 2017
Students
Advocacy Groups Pan DeVos Rollback of For-profit College Regulations
Several advocacy groups on Wednesday assailed a U.S. Department of Education plan to roll back a pair of Obama administration regulations meant to protect students from shady colleges that leave students saddled with debt and little to nothing to show for it.
June 14, 2017
Students
Cleveland State Names Bynum Director of Black Studies
Noted civil rights expert scholar Dr. Thomas Bynum has been named director of the Black Studies Program at Cleveland State University. “I am very pleased to join Cleveland State and look forward to working with its talented students, faculty and staff, as well as leaders throughout the community, to advance the tremendous efforts already being […]
June 14, 2017
Students
Parents Sue Fraternity Chapter Following Their Son’s Death
RENO, Nev. — A Nevada family has filed a lawsuit against a fraternity chapter following the death of their 18-year-old son, who they say was hazed before he took a fatal fall. The parents filed the lawsuit against the Sigma Nu chapter in Reno, the Sigma Nu Housing Authority and several fraternity leaders June 2. […]
June 14, 2017
Students
Penn State Fraternity Hearing to Resume July 10
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A preliminary hearing will continue next month for 16 members of a Penn State fraternity charged in connection with the death of a pledge who died after a drunken fall. Eighteen Beta Theta Pi members and the fraternity itself are charged because of the death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza, of Lebanon, New […]
June 14, 2017
Students
Court: Iowa State University Wrong to Block Pot T-shirt
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University lost another appeal in a federal court case over the decision of administrators to prevent a marijuana advocacy group from printing a T-shirt that included the university logo and a marijuana leaf. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday for the second time said ISU administrators […]
June 14, 2017
Students
Mississippi Community Colleges Make Cut, Raise Tuition
JACKSON, Miss. — Community colleges statewide are eliminating nearly 250 jobs for the upcoming year to close budget gaps, and five are dropping at least one intercollegiate sport. The move comes as colleges increase tuition by an average of 13 percent, mostly because state funding has fallen. Community College Board Executive Director Andrea Mayfield said […]
June 14, 2017
Students
Women’s Advocates Sue Department of Education Over Title IX Data
The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) sued the Department of Education on Monday in an effort to compel the agency to release data concerning its oversight of sexual harassment and assault complaints on college campuses.
June 13, 2017
Students
Report: 131 Student Loan Reduction Companies Engaged in Questionable Practices
NerdWallet’s Watch List identifies debt-relief services that have been have been cited for fraudulent or questionable practices.
June 13, 2017
Students
New Chicago High School Graduation Policy Gets Mixed Reviews
In a policy change being referred to as everything from “forward thinking” to “remarkably silly,” high school seniors in Chicago will not be able to graduate unless they present “evidence of a postsecondary plan.”
June 13, 2017
Students
Rolling Stone, Fraternity Agree to Settle Rape Story Lawsuit
RICHMOND, Va. — A University of Virginia fraternity chapter has agreed to settle its lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over a debunked story about a rape on campus. The Virginia Alpha Chapter of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity said in a statement on Tuesday that it is “pleased to be able to close the book” […]
June 13, 2017
Students
University of Kansas Dorm Wing to Cater to LGBT Students
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas is devoting a residence hall wing to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and their supporters. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Student Housing director Diana Robertson says more than 20 students have signed up to live in the “gender inclusive housing” in Lewis Hall for the upcoming school […]
June 13, 2017
Students
South Korean Police Arrest Suspect in University Explosion
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean police on Tuesday detained a 25-year-old graduate student for allegedly placing a concealed explosive device that injured a professor at a university office in Seoul. An official from Seoul’s Seodaemun district police station said the suspect confessed after being tracked down by police who examined security video and secured […]
June 13, 2017
Students
University of Delaware Opens Concussion Clinic
NEWARK, Del. — A new clinic at the University of Delaware employs new research to tackle traumatic head injuries. The News Journal of Wilmington reports the university partnered with Christiana Care to create the STAR Health Concussion Clinic, which opened June 6. Center director Carolyn Haines says the clinic’s Newark location is designed to help […]
June 13, 2017
Students
Organizations Intensify Efforts to Help Homeless Students
Even though many students experience homelessness, advocates say that their experiences and educational outcomes are not well understood.
June 12, 2017
Students
Urban High School Students Present Original Science Research
Last Thursday afternoon, approximately 100 New York City high school students presented original scientific research at the American Museum of Natural History.
June 12, 2017
Students
Professor Promotes ‘Digital Detox’ at Liberty University
In 2014, Dr. Sylvia Frejd established the Center for Digital Wellness at Liberty University “to make technology serve us; not us serve technology.”
June 12, 2017
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