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Disabilties

Creighton University Must Accommodate Deaf Student

Michael Argenyi was accepted to Creighton’s medical school in 2008 after disclosing that he was hearing impaired and requesting accommodations for his disability to allow him to follow lectures and communicate with patients.

December 22, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Summoning a Little Sympathy for the Harvard Non-Bomber, Eldo Kim

It’s sad that the academic and financial pressure in college is such that a student is unable to tell the simple truth that he is unprepared to take an exam.

December 22, 2013

Students

Harvard Student Appears in Court on Bomb Hoax Charge

A Harvard University student appeared briefly in federal court Wednesday, accused of making a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of four campus buildings so he could get out of a final exam.

December 18, 2013

Sports

Court Rules Florida Universities Can’t Regulate Guns

The court ruled, however, that the Florida Legislature has pre-empted the regulation of guns by local governments and state agencies and that this includes state universities.

December 10, 2013

Health

Notre Dame Files Lawsuit Over Birth Control Mandate

The University of Notre Dame on Tuesday filed another lawsuit against the U.S. government, saying the federal health care overhaul forcing it to provide health insurance for students and employees that covers birth control contravenes the teachings of the Roman Catholic institution.

December 3, 2013

Community Colleges

Court: Louisiana College Lawsuit a Religious Debate

The state appeals court in Lake Charles has dismissed a lawsuit brought by four former professors against Louisiana College, saying it’s a religious debate rather than a legal matter.

December 1, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Southern Cuisine, Civil Rights Author, Dies

John Egerton, an authority on the history of Nashville, Tenn., Southern cuisine and the early days of the civil rights movement, has died.

November 21, 2013

African-American

The Culture of Self-hatred Still Present Among Some Black Folk

Canadian journalist Orville Douglas’ article, “Why I Hate Being a Black Man,” puts a spotlight on the incessant psychology of self-hatred among Blacks.

November 20, 2013

Students

Journalist, Diversity Advocate Ramirez Dies

An advocate for diversity in journalism, Raul Ramirez, a lecturer at San Francisco State University for 30 years, has passed from cancer.

November 19, 2013

Faculty & Staff

The Philippines’ Super Typhoon and Americans’ Super Ignorance: Is Higher Ed to Blame?

Most people just didn’t know much at all about the Philippines and its historical connection to the U.S.

November 18, 2013

Students

Oakland University: Fired Coach Abused Players, Pushed Christianity

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. ― Fired Oakland University women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis physically and emotionally abused her players, was obsessed about their weight and pushed her Christian beliefs on them, the suburban Detroit school says in a court filing. Oakland University, a 19,000-student state university, made the statements Friday in a court brief responding to […]

November 12, 2013

Sports

Son of Former Grambling Coach Dies

The son of former Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson has died.

November 7, 2013