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NCAA President Mark Emmert: We Won’t Push ACC on Bathroom Law
NCAA President Mark Emmert says it is up to the Atlantic Coast Conference to decide whether it wants to follow the association’s lead and pull events out of North Carolina because of a state law that limits anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people. In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Emmert said the association expects […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Help Available for Displaced ITT Tech Students
According to the U.S. Department of Education, students who were attending the now-defunct ITT Tech will have access to closed school loan discharges and can also transfer credits to other institutions.
September 13, 2016
Students
Study: Successful Students’ Focus not on Wealth
A study by economics professors shows that student in the strivers’ class are more atp to study more hours per week to get the higher GPA they expect, are purpose-driven and express more philanthropic goals.
September 13, 2016
Students
Western Kentucky University Investigating Racial Incidents on Campus
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. ― Officials at Western Kentucky University are investigating after someone slipped a statement under an assistant dean’s office door, attacking her race. WKU Provost David Lee told the Bowling Green Daily News Monday that Assistant Dean Michelle Jones of the University College recently found the statement in her South Campus office. He […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Donald Trump Seeks 5-week Delay in Trump University Trial
SAN DIEGO ― Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wants a five-week delay in a trial over whether the now-defunct Trump University defrauded customers because his lead attorney has a scheduling conflict. Trump attorney Daniel Petrocelli asked a federal judge in San Diego to move the trial from Nov. 28 to Jan. 2. Both dates fall […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Terre Haute Police Investigate Violent Fraternity Party
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ― Terre Haute police are investigating a weekend party on the city’s north side that resulted in at least 30 shots fired, two people injured and one arrest. The party at the Indiana National Guard Armory involved Indiana State University’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, the Tribune Star reported. Police say thousands of […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Suit: William Paterson University’s Botched Rape Inquiry Led to Student Suicide
PATERSON, N.J. ― A college student killed herself because the university she attended didn’t properly investigate her rape report, her mother said in a lawsuit. William Paterson University officials knew about, but didn’t address, sexual violence against students, creating a climate in which such misconduct was tolerated, Marquesa Jackson-Locklear alleged. School officials did not immediately […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Fraternity at University of Richmond Suspended Over Inappropriate Email
RICHMOND, Va. ―A University of Richmond fraternity has been suspended over what the school called a “grossly offensive” email that described a party as one that “makes fathers afraid to send their daughters away to school.” The fraternity’s suspension comes as the school faces scrutiny over its handling of alleged sexual assaults after two female […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Teen Arrested in Shooting at Texas Fraternity Party
AUSTIN, Texas ― An 18-year-old man who admitted shooting a security guard in the foot after being kicked out of a party at a University of Texas fraternity house over the weekend has been arrested, police said Monday. Daniel Hamilton Magee, who isn’t a UT student, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon […]
September 12, 2016
Students
Support for Minority-serving Institutions may Hang in Balance of Election
Scholars are concerned that if Donald J. Trump wins, support for public and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) almost certainly will wane.
September 12, 2016
Students
Calif. Community College Promise Programs Expanding
California community college leaders say that they expect the number of promise programs in the state to double over the next year.
September 12, 2016
Students
Airbnb Boosts Study Abroad in China
In a move that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday should inspire other businesses to do the same, Airbnb — the multibillion Internet company — committed $80,000 a year for the next three years to support study abroad in China.
September 12, 2016
Students
Security Guard Injured in Austin Fraternity House Shooting
AUSTIN, Texas ― Officials are searching for three suspects after a security guard was injured in a shooting at a party at a fraternity house near the University of Texas at Austin. The University of Texas at Austin Police Department says the shooting happened early Sunday at the Sigma Chi house, located off-campus. UT police […]
September 11, 2016
Students
Police: 30 Hurt in Off-campus Deck Collapse in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. ― A pair of crowded decks collapsed during a party at an off-campus house near Trinity College in Connecticut, injuring about 30 people, Hartford police said Sunday. College spokeswoman Kathy Andrews said 28 students were taken to hospitals after the Saturday collapse and most of them were treated and released by Sunday morning. […]
September 11, 2016
Students
Several Concerns at University of Missouri Medical School
COLUMBIA, Mo. ― The University of Missouri School of Medicine is noncompliant in several areas and must address them within two years to maintain its accreditation, according to a report by a national group that accredits medical degree programs. Among the findings in a June report by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education is that […]
September 11, 2016
Students
South Carolina School Says Open Records Request will Cost $250K
CHARLESTON, S.C. ― A South Carolina medical school and research hospital says it will cost most than a quarter million dollars to fulfill a newspaper’s open records request into allegations that two students cheated on exams. The Post and Courier reports an attorney for the Medical University of South Carolina told the paper it could […]
September 11, 2016
Students
Higher Ed Solution? ITT Technical Institute Wasn’t It
The problem is when you relinquish the role of education from the non-profits to the for-profits, you’re not just talking about education anymore.
September 11, 2016
Students
University of Oregon Removing Klan-affiliated Name from Building
The University of Oregon’s board of trustees has voted to remove the name of a classics professor from a student dormitory on campus because of his affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan.
September 11, 2016
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