Associated PressNews Roundup17 Universities Oppose Anti-Smoking Group with Tobacco TiesSeventeen public health schools in the U.S. and Canada pledged Thursday to refuse research money from a new anti-smoking group funded by the tobacco industry. The Foundation for a Smoke-Free World was created in September with nearly $1 billion from the Philip Morris tobacco company, saying it aims to end smoking worldwide and support research […]January 25, 2018News RoundupGrad Student Accused of Scamming Woman to Pay His TuitionPROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Brown University graduate student was charged Thursday with scamming a Florida woman out of $30,000 by telling her he wanted to open a school for poor children in Dubai. Shishuai Li, a 25-year-old computer science student, instead used the money for tuition and living expenses, authorities said. Li did not enter […]January 25, 2018News RoundupMichigan State President Resigns in Wake of Nassar ScandalEAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State President Lou Anna Simon submitted her resignation Wednesday amid an outcry over the school’s handling of allegations against Larry Nassar. The announcement that Simon was stepping down came hours after the sentencing of Nassar , who worked at Michigan State as a doctor and received 40 to 175 years […]January 25, 2018News RoundupLawmaker Seeks Control Over Public University Tuition HikesThe state Legislature would have control over tuition increases at South Dakota’s public universities under a bill introduced at the Capitol. Republican Rep. Lynne DiSanto said Tuesday that the state Board of Regents, which currently sets tuition and fees, needs more oversight. DiSanto’s bill says the board would fix tuition only after the Legislature has […]January 24, 2018News RoundupVanderbilt to Add 4 Residential Colleges in $600M ProjectNASHVILLE, Tennessee – Vanderbilt University is undertaking a $600 million project to add four new residential colleges by 2023, billing the initiative as its largest capital project ever. The 205,000-square-foot E. Bronson Ingram College will open this fall with living spaces, a communal dining hall, a great room, a performing arts rehearsal studio and four […]January 24, 2018News RoundupSuspended Fraternities Rapidly Regaining Status on Ohio State CampusCLEVELAND, Ohio – Two months after Ohio State University suspended fraternity organization activities, nearly all of the fraternities have regained the right to recruit new members. Ohio State suspended all social, recruitment and new member activities on Nov. 16 after 11 chapters were placed under investigation for violations of the Code of Student Conduct. The Office […]January 24, 2018News RoundupEmbattled Missouri Governor Proposes More Cuts to CollegesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens proposed another round of cuts to public colleges and universities Monday during a budget announcement that also marked his first public appearance since acknowledging an extramarital affair two weeks ago. While unveiling a recommended $28.8-billion budget for the fiscal year that begins in July, the Republican governor […]January 23, 2018News RoundupLindsay Lohan’s Hockey-Playing Cousin Punched at PizzeriaBOSTON — A Boston College hockey player who happens to be Lindsay Lohan’s cousin is out indefinitely after he was punched at a Boston restaurant and sent to the hospital. The university said in a statement Sunday that graduate student Kevin Lohan was the victim of an “unprovoked assault.” Police are investigating a report of […]January 23, 2018Community CollegesMississippi Universities Seek More State Funds, Outline Budget WoesJACKSON, Miss. — Leaders of Mississippi‘s eight public universities are ringing alarm bells about state funding, saying they could lose their ability to compete if funding cuts from recent years aren’t restored. In presentations Monday to legislators, Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce and university presidents warned that Mississippi could fall further behind the nation economically […]January 23, 2018InternationalUniversities See Drop in International EnrollmentLAWRENCE, Kan. — The Lawrence Journal-World reports that after about a decade of growth, universities nationwide began reporting dwindling numbers of international students since the fall of 2016. Some college administrators suggest the trend is due to President Donald Trump’s restrictive immigration and travel policies. The chancellor of the University of Kansas said the university […]January 22, 2018Previous PagePage 38 of 569Next Page