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Women
UW-La Crosse Dispatcher Fired Over Trump Offered Job Back
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher who says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump’s travel ban will get her job back. Chancellor Joe Gow says the university system’s legal counsel recommended dispatcher Kimberly Dearman be rehired. Dearman was fired on Monday following a university investigation into a complaint […]
March 16, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Carol T. Christ to Become UC Berkeley’s 1st Woman Chancellor
SAN FRANCISCO — Carol T. Christ, a scholar of Victorian literature and former president of Smith College, was named the next chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday and the first woman in the school’s 149-year history to hold the position. The UC Board of Regents, the governing board of the system’s 10 […]
March 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Plenty of Work Remains in Effort to Close Higher Ed Gender Pay Gap
New evidence suggests some colleges and universities are taking bold steps to even out the playing field when hiring and retaining female faculty and staff.
March 15, 2017
African-American
Federal Judge Rejects Bias Suit Against Portland State
A federal judge in Oregon has rejected a race and national origin discrimination suit by a student who failed a final chemistry exam after Portland State University officials determined he had sent someone else to take the test.
March 15, 2017
Women
Wisconsin-La Crosse Disputes Employee was Fired for Supporting Trump
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump. The La Crosse Tribune reports that university human resources director Madeline Holzem sent a letter sent to Kimberly Dearman on Monday asking her to resign or be terminated. The letter says Dearman was investigated after […]
March 15, 2017
Students
Sex Assault Reports Up at Navy, Army Academies
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned. The new data underscore the challenge in stemming bad behavior by young people at the military college campuses, despite a […]
March 15, 2017
Students
Missouri University’s Handling of Rape Cases Under Scrutiny
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — University of Missouri-Kansas City students are expressing ongoing concerns about a lack of transparency following an alleged rape in a dorm last month. The Kansas City Star reports university administrators called a meeting Monday to hear from students, faculty and staff after a protest last week regarding better protection against sexual […]
March 14, 2017
Students
Indiana University Sorority Protesting Closure Order
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  — An Indiana University sorority is protesting an order from its national organization shutting down the Bloomington chapter. A lawyer for Tri Delta’s Delta Omicron chapter says its members haven’t been given a clear reason for such severe punishment. Indianapolis attorney Peter French says the chapter received little support from the national organization […]
March 14, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Guillermo: Asian American Professors Suit May Expose University of Michigan
A married Asian American couple — both a former and current faculty member of the University of Michigan — have charged the school with violations of the Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act.
March 12, 2017
Students
Marshall Handling of Sex Assault Complaint Under Fed Review
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Education is looking into Marshall University’s handling of a student’s report that she was sexually assaulted on campus last year. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports a female student complained to the department’s Office for Civil Rights that the university failed to promptly address her report and retaliated against her […]
March 12, 2017
Students
University of California Sexual Misconduct Files Show Faculty Resigned, Retired
SAN FRANCISCO — An associate UCLA professor who pursued a student until she was afraid to attend classes paid the university $7,500 in lieu of suspension. At UC Irvine, a dean accused of sexually harassing a co-worker agreed to take a demotion and stayed on as a teacher. And at UC Santa Cruz, a professor […]
March 9, 2017
Women
Study: Female Participation in Workforce Far from Globally Embraced
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, a new report finds that only half of women worldwide participate in the workforce, compared to more than three-quarters of men.
March 8, 2017
Students
Judge: Federal Lawsuit Against Baylor University Can Proceed
HOUSTON — A lawsuit filed against Baylor University by 10 women alleging they were sexually assaulted while students can proceed, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The women, identified as “Jane Doe” plaintiffs, allege Baylor was indifferent to or ignored claims of sexual assault and didn’t enforce federal general discrimination protections. Baylor had sought to have […]
March 8, 2017
Women
Ex-wife of University Benefactor Sues to Recoup Donations
WORCESTER, Mass. — The ex-wife of a man who has donated tens of millions of dollars to a Massachusetts university wants some of that money back. The Telegram & Gazette reports that Janet Foisie says in a federal lawsuit filed Friday against Worcester Polytechnic Institute that her ex-husband concealed $4.5 million from her during divorce […]
March 7, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Wright State University Gets its 1st Female President
DAYTON, Ohio — Wright State University in southwest Ohio has announced the first female president in its history. University trustees have selected Cheryl Schrader to be the school’s seventh president, starting in July. She has served as chancellor of the Missouri University of Science and Technology since 2012. She was previously an associate vice president […]
March 6, 2017
Leadership & Policy
UT-San Antonio President Resigns over How he Embraced Women
SAN ANTONIO — The president of the University of Texas-San Antonio has resigned with an apology for embracing women in a manner that made them uncomfortable. President Ricardo Romo had been placed on administrative leave by University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven last month. Romo had previously said he would clear his name. His […]
March 5, 2017
Students
University of California Releases Details on 113 Employee Sexual Misconduct Cases
BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California said it investigated 113 cases of sexual misconduct involving staff and faculty at its 10 campuses over a recent three-year period, according to hundreds of pages of internal documents released Tuesday. The information was released to The Associated Press and other news organizations following a public records request […]
March 1, 2017
Students
Professor Slashed with Box Cutter Allegedly Groped Woman
RICHMOND, Va. — According to a police report a Reynolds Community College professor allegedly touched a 24-year-old woman’s buttocks before she slashed him with a box cutter. The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that a Virginia State Police complaint states that the woman, Brittany Leigh Burfield, went to the officer of Douglas Gava at about 12:30 […]
February 26, 2017
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