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UND Eliminating 138 Positions to Meet Budget Allotments

FARGO, N.D. ― The University of North Dakota plans to eliminate 138 faculty, staff and administration positions to help meet budget cuts ordered by the governor, the school’s interim president told state Board of Higher Education members Thursday. Ed Schafer disclosed the numbers at the meeting, where leaders of the state’s 11 colleges and universities […]

April 28, 2016

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Kansas State University Asked to Examine Off-campus Rapes

MANHATTAN, Kan. ― Kansas State University fraternities are calling on the university to begin investigating episodes of alleged sexual violence that occur off campus. The university’s Interfraternity Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday seeking the university’s involvement in off-campus incidents, The Manhattan Mercury reports. The move comes less than a week after two students sued […]

April 27, 2016

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University of Kentucky Suspends Fraternity for Hazing

LEXINGTON, Ky. ― The University of Kentucky has suspended a fraternity for five years for alcohol and hazing violations. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports a letter from Denise Simpson of the university Office of Student Affairs said Phi Kappa Psi engaged in behavior including forcing pledges to drink until they vomited, watch gay pornography and do […]

April 27, 2016

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Diverse Docket: Judge Dismisses Suit Against Alaska Career College

A federal judge in Anchorage has dismissed a race discrimination and sexual harassment suit against Alaska Career College by a former therapeutic massage program student.

April 26, 2016

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Armed Students and Control of the Classroom

Teaching armed students completely changes the dynamics of a classroom and it will alter what you teach and how you teach it. How do I know? Because I’ve done it.

April 26, 2016

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2 More Get Probation for Alcohol Death of Frat Member

LINCOLN, Neb. ― Two more young men have been given a year of probation for providing booze to an 18-year-old member of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternity who authorities say died of alcohol intoxication. Online court records say 23-year-old Vance Heyer and 20-year-old Thomas Trueblood were sentenced Monday in Lancaster County District Court. They’d pleaded […]

April 26, 2016

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California Assembly Approves Tobacco-free College Campuses

SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― The California Assembly on Monday approved banning tobacco use on all California State University and community college campuses, building on a package of restrictions already awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. Assemblyman Kevin McCarty’s proposal for tobacco-free campuses received just enough votes to clear the lower legislative chamber, passing 41-23. AB1594 now heads […]

April 25, 2016

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Southern Illinois University Leader Condemns Racist Video

CARBONDALE, Ill. ― Racial tension on the Southern Illinois University in Carbondale campus is high after a series of recent incidents that include an anonymous video posted on YouTube that called for the lynching and beating of Black students. The video drew condemnation from the university’s leader, and YouTube removed it Monday for violating the […]

April 25, 2016

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Bed Bugs Cause Stir at Yale, New Haven City Schools

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Bed bugs are causing a stir in New Haven, where the blood-sucking parasites have been making unwelcome appearances in places including Yale University. In recent weeks, students at a city high school refused to enter a classroom where the bugs had been spotted and Yale’s School of Medicine had to find […]

April 24, 2016

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Purdue Faculty Say Cuts Will Hurt Areas with Most Diversity

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Some Purdue University faculty say a plan to overhaul graduate education negatively affects disciplines with the most minority and female graduate students. A five-year initiative laid out last semester by College of Liberal Arts Dean David Reingold would raise graduate teaching assistants’ pay and trim their teaching loads by reducing incoming […]

April 24, 2016

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Meet Kelly Hyles, Who Was Accepted to All 8 Ivy League Schools After Moving From Guyana

When Kelly Hyles was accepted to Cornell, she was in disbelief. Little did she know it was just the beginning. Kelly not only got into one college, she was accepted to 21. And Cornell wasn’t even the only Ivy League school she was accepted to. Kelly received acceptance letters from every Ivy League school in […]

April 24, 2016

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U. of Michigan’s New Multicultural Center Gets $3M Boost

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A $3 million gift will help fund a new building at the University of Michigan’s main campus that will house the William Monroe Trotter Multicultural Center. The funding from Mark Bernstein, a member of the Board of Regents, and his wife, Rachel Bendit, was announced at a board meeting Thursday. […]

April 21, 2016