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Students

FAMU Wind Symphony to Perform at Carnegie Hall

The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Wind Symphony is scheduled to make a ground-breaking performance at Carnegie Hall on March 29.

March 11, 2015

Sports

Testimony Complete in Suit from Former Alabama State Athletic Director

Testimony is complete in the dispute between Alabama State University and its former athletics director Stacy Danley.

March 1, 2015

Students

Clyburn Calls for Ouster of South Carolina State President

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn and his wife called Wednesday for the ouster of South Carolina State University’s embattled president and for the college’s entire board to be replaced.

February 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

La Salle University Picks First Layperson, Female President

After 152 years of brothers at the helm, La Salle University has appointed a lay woman as its president.

February 17, 2015

Students

Clemson University Faculty Senate: Change Tillman Hall Name

Clemson University’s faculty senate is asking administrators to change the name of a building named after the late South Carolina governor and White supremacist Benjamin Tillman.

February 11, 2015

Students

University of Texas Investigates Fraternity Party

A University of Texas fraternity is under investigation after complaints were filed about how Hispanics were portrayed during a weekend party.

February 10, 2015

Leadership & Policy

Knoxville College Fires President Amid Money, Enrollment Woes

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Knoxville College trustees have fired the president who they hired just three months ago. The historically Black college is in substantial debt and is dealing with more than a dozen shuttered buildings and an enrollment of only about 20 students.

February 5, 2015

Students

Gov. Walker Backs Off Removing ‘Wisconsin Idea’ From UW Mission

Gov. Scott Walker abruptly backed off Wednesday from a contentious plan to eliminate the University of Wisconsin System’s public service mission statement known as the “Wisconsin Idea” and replace it with the charge of meeting the state’s workforce needs.

February 4, 2015

Students

Younger Americans Embrace Healthier Eating Options

A recent report conducted by the Nielsen Global Health and Wellness Survey offered surprising and detailed information about the culinary habits of young people.

February 4, 2015

Students

East Carolina Fraternity Suspended After Rape Report

A fraternity has asked its chapter at East Carolina University to suspend activities after a woman reported a rape last week.

February 2, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Top UNC Leader Cites Coincidence in Ross Replacement Timing

It was a coincidence that the oversight board for North Carolina’s public university system began rewriting its 18-year-old rules for finding a new president just before the current leader was forced out, the board’s chairman said Tuesday.

January 27, 2015

Faculty & Staff

2 on Leave at University of Oregon After Records Illegally Released

The University of Oregon has put two unnamed employees on leave after the illegal release of 22,000 pages of records from the president’s office.

January 21, 2015