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Clemson Defends Prayer Policy after Man Told to Move
CLEMSON, S.C. ― Clemson University is defending its policy after a staff member asked a man praying on campus last week to remove a sign or leave. Local media reported a man had a “Prayer” sign Aug. 25 when he was asked to remove the sign or file a request to hold an event. Clemson […]
Students
Police Probe Brawl that Killed College Student after Party
ITHACA, N.Y. ― An Ithaca College student fatally stabbed at Cornell University was attacked while trying to help a fellow student amid a series of fights after a weekend party, his sister said Monday. Anthony Nazaire, a 19-year-old sophomore from New York City who was majoring in business administration, and his friend were stabbed early […]
Students
Texas University President Fired after Controversial Remarks
SAN ANTONIO ― A Texas university has fired its president after he had been placed on medical leave because of “uncharacteristic behavior and comments.” The San Antonio Express-News reports the University of the Incarnate Word’s governing board on Monday announced it had voted to remove Louis Agnese Jr. as president. The newspaper says Agnese’s firing […]
Students
New Medical Program Seeks to Diversify Physicians in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. ― Two local University of Nebraska institutions have teamed up to create a program to diversify Omaha’s physician population. The Urban Health Opportunities Program will provide tuition and other benefits to undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who want to be doctors in Omaha, particularly in the northeast and southeast […]
Students
Another University furls Confederate-themed Mississippi Flag
JACKSON, Miss. ― Another Mississippi university has stopped flying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. Mississippi State University becomes the sixth of the state’s eight public universities to do so. University spokesman Sid Salter said Tuesday that President Mark Keenum approved deans’ plans to remove the flag from four locations […]
Students
Binghamton University Responds to Criticism over #StopWhitePeople2K16
A public university in New York says the #StopWhitePeople2K16 used as the title of a recent training session was chosen for its irony and the session ― about diversity ― wasn’t anti-White. A Binghamton University administrator issued an explanation Wednesday as the title and criticism of it made the rounds on social media. The optional, […]
Students
Fraternity Suspends Texas A&M Chapter after Student’s Death
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― The Sigma Nu fraternity has suspended all activities of its Kappa Sigma chapter at Texas A&M University following the death by drug overdose of a member last weekend. A statement Thursday from the Lexington, Virginia-based fraternity announced the suspension while an investigation into the death of 19-year-old Anton Gridnev of Frisco […]
STEM
Doctors Ask Feds to Probe Use of Live Animals at Med School
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The emergency-medicine training program at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine violates federal law by using live animals, according to a complaint filed Thursday by a doctors group that seeks alternatives to using animals in medical education and research. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Physicians […]
Students
Militants Attack American University in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan ― Militants attacked the American University of Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press photographer who was in class at the time. Massoud Hossaini said he was in a classroom with 15 students when he heard an explosion on the southern flank of the campus. “I went to the window to see […]
Students
Ex-University of Arkansas Student Files Lawsuit in Rape Case
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. ― A former student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school acted with “deliberate indifference” after she reported that she was raped by another student. The lawsuit was filed Monday, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. It alleges the university violated Title IX, a federal law that […]
Students
ACT Scores Show Many Grads not Ready for College-level Work
WASHINGTON ― The latest scores from the ACT college entrance exam suggest many of this year’s high school graduates aren’t ready for college-level course work. In its annual score report released Wednesday, the testing company said only 38 percent of graduating seniors who took the exam hit the college-prepared benchmark in at least three of […]
Students
Saint Augustine and Halifax Community College Announce Partnership
Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) and Halifax Community College (HCC) announced today that they will be starting a new partnership. Students who receive their Associates degree from HCC and then admitted to SAU will go in with a junior class status. The agreement will allow graduates of HCC with a GPA of at least a 2.0 […]
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