Tag: Courts: Page 21

Opinion

Searching for Meaning and Justice

What do you say to someone who has already made the ultimate graduation? Good luck? A posthumous ceremony for a young man is really for the living.

June 16, 2014

Sports

NCAA Athletes Could Make Big Money Under Plan

University of San Francisco economist Daniel Rascher based his testimony at the NCAA antitrust trial on the 55 percent of broadcast revenue the NFL shares with its players.

June 15, 2014

Faculty & Staff

A House Divided? Randolph-Macon in National Political Spotlight

Two professors from Randolph-Macon College will vie for the right to represent Virginia’s 7th District in Congress in November.

June 12, 2014

HBCUs

Judge: UNC-Wilmington Must Pay $700K for Professor’s Legal Fees

A North Carolina public university is being ordered to pay more than $700,000 in legal fees for a professor denied promotion because of his conservative Christian views.

June 11, 2014

Disabilties

Creighton University Appeals Order Favoring Deaf Student

OMAHA, Neb. ― Creighton University is appealing a federal judge’s ruling requiring it to provide a deaf student with special equipment and interpreters to allow him to finish his last two years of medical school.

June 8, 2014

Students

Maryland Universities Updating Sexual Misconduct Policy

A Board of Regents committee is considering changes such as barring schools from requiring mediation between an alleged victim and the accused.

June 3, 2014

Sports

Too Many Potential Elliot Rodger Types Perceived as Normal

As a father of a college-age daughter, I worry more about all the minor league Elliots still out there.

June 2, 2014

Students

Takeover Triggers Debate Over Georgia State University Radio Station

The staff at Georgia State University’s student-run radio station has a go-to April Fool’s joke. They dream up a buyer for the university’s FCC license—a New Age station or maybe talk radio.

June 1, 2014

Students

Scholars Reflect on Passing of Maya Angelou

Legendary poet, pioneering civil rights activist mourned by many in the academy and beyond.

May 28, 2014

African-American

Trial Date for Five Charged in FAMU Hazing Death Set

The five remaining defendants charged in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major are headed for trial.

May 27, 2014

Faculty & Staff

The Downside of Trigger Warnings

Though designed to protect, trigger warnings can suppress academic freedom.

May 27, 2014

Home

UW-Whitewater Professor Sues Student Over Postings

A University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor is suing a former graduate student who posted online comments and videos that the teacher considers defamatory.

May 22, 2014