Associated PressNews RoundupMichigan State’s College of Music Receives $1 Million GiftEAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University has received a $1 million gift commitment to support a space for vocal music and student recitals. The university says that the gift by alum and former College of Arts and Letters instructor Selma Hollander is part of expansion and renovation plans for the College of Music. The […]November 6, 2017News RoundupBrazile Strains Dem Unity Ahead of Key Gov Race in VirginiaWASHINGTON — Democrats are having trouble surmounting differences over the bitter 2016 election amid revelations of a contemplated effort to replace Hillary Clinton as the presidential nominee, deepening party strife just before Tuesday’s closely watched Virginia governor’s race. The fate of that bellwether election will likely make a weighty statement about Democratic prospects in 2018 […]November 6, 2017News RoundupKansas State Stepping Up Patrols After Racist IncidentWICHITA, Kan.— Kansas State University is stepping up police patrols and taking other safety measures following a spate of racial incidents that culminated this week when a Black man’s car parked near campus was scrawled with racist graffiti. School officials are also reviewing the need for more cameras on its campus in Manhattan, a city […]November 5, 2017News RoundupBoston College Announces $150 Million Expansion of SciencesBoston College is betting big on the sciences. The private Jesuit school, better known for its philosophy and economics programs, unveiled plans Friday for a $150 million science facility that will bring a new engineering major to campus. School officials are calling it an ambitious step forward that combines the college’s longstanding strength in the […]November 5, 2017StudentsEx-Univ. of Iowa Wrestler Released on Bond in Cheating CaseDAVENPORT, Iowa — A former University of Iowa wrestler has been released on bond after appearing in court to face federal computer fraud charges in a large-scale academic misconduct scandal. Trevor Graves appeared Thursday before a magistrate at the federal courthouse in Davenport. He was released but ordered to obey a curfew and other restrictions […]November 2, 2017Leadership & PolicyGarnett Stokes Becomes University of New Mexico’s 1st Female PresidentALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico Board of Regents made history Thursday as it named Dr. Garnett Stokes the first woman president to lead the state’s flagship school. Stokes, the provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Missouri, was among five finalists chosen as part of a national […]November 2, 2017News RoundupBillionaire Gives $125M to University of Chicago Economic DepartmentCHICAGO — Billionaire businessman Ken Griffin is donating $125 million to the University of Chicago’s Department of Economics. The university announced Griffin’s gift Wednesday, saying it’s the second-largest in school history and brings his personal donations to the school to nearly $150 million. The school’s economics department, which boasts being associated with 29 scholars who […]November 1, 2017StudentsNorwich University Denies Negligence Prior to Reported Sex AssaultNORTHFIELD, Vt. — A private military college in Vermont is denying a student’s claim that it was negligent in its handling of three complaints against a cadet prior to his expulsion for a reported sexual assault. The Times Argus reports that Norwich University in Northfield is being sued in federal court by a former student […]November 1, 2017StudentsCharges Filed vs. Penn State Frat Over Unconscious StudentSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Police have filed alcohol-related charges against a suspended Penn State fraternity after a student suspected of drinking there was found unconscious and hospitalized. The Centre Daily Times reports two misdemeanor counts of selling and furnishing liquor to a minor were filed against Delta Tau Delta on Monday. State College police found […]November 1, 2017StudentsDetails of Abuse Emerge in Hazing Case Against College FratPLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — Authorities say a rental home near a New York college campus became a house of horrors for fraternity pledges who were vomited on, doused in urine and forced to eat foods that made them throw up. More details of the allegations against the Pi Alpha Nu are emerging in documents filed in […]November 1, 2017Previous PagePage 47 of 569Next Page