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Faculty & Staff

Miss. Universities Seek $20M to Fund Aid Formula

JACKSON, Miss.—The board that oversees state-run universities in Mississippi says it needs more money to complete the transition to a new formula for dispensing funds to the state’s eight public universities.

January 15, 2014

Sports

N.C. Attorney General to Pursue Police Shooting Case

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer is charged with last September’s shooting death of Jonathon Ferrell, a former Florida A&M football player.

January 13, 2014

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

Students

University of North Carolina Fraternity Suspended in Wake of Death

A fraternity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been suspended during an investigation into suspected hazing.

November 27, 2013

Students

Official: San Jose State Failed Student in Harassment Case

The president of a California university where four White students are accused of harassing a Black student says the school failed to adequately intervene or impose sanctions.

November 26, 2013

Home

Gonzaga Reviewing Its Weapons Policy in Wake of School Apartment Incident

Gonzaga University has agreed to review its weapons policy as two students who used a pistol to drive an intruder from their apartment appeal their probation for having guns in their university-owned accommodation.

November 11, 2013

Sports

Son of Former Grambling Coach Dies

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

November 7, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Penn State: 26 People Get $59.7M Over Sandusky

Penn State said Monday it is paying $59.7 million to 26 young men over claims of child sexual abuse at the hands of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

October 28, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Norfolk State Interim President Ready to Take on Challenges

Eddie Moore Jr. was hired as a fixer as NSU is grappling with a range of problems, including poor graduation rates, declining enrollment, high turnover among administrators, a governing board shake-up, and an investigation by its accrediting agency.

October 23, 2013

Students

Grambling Players Have No Regrets about Boycott

After ending their boycott and agreeing to resume practice, Grambling player Naquan Smith says team “took a stance on what we thought was right.”

October 21, 2013

International

Report: Student Loan Woes Mirror Mortgage Problems

Complaints about the way financing companies are handling student loans are similar to those of frustrated mortgage-holders during the financial crisis.

October 16, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Iran’s President Calls for Academic Freedoms

Iran’s president stepped up his challenge to the country’s hard-line factions on Monday, calling for the lifting of restrictions on academic freedoms and for granting Iranian scholars more opportunity to take part in international conferences.

October 14, 2013