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News Roundup

Williams Baptist College to Alter Name Starting Fall 2018

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — A private, four-year school in northeastern Arkansas has changed its name to include the term “university” rather than “college.” Williams Baptist College President Tom Jones announced Wednesday that the school officially will be called Williams Baptist University starting in fall 2018. Jones says the name change will help dispel misconceptions that […]

September 21, 2017

Students

Lawmaker Condemns Student Video Depicting Police Beheading

MILWAUKEE — A university student’s video depicting the beheading of a police officer drew a strongly worded rebuke from a Wisconsin state lawmaker who denounced the imagery as “vile” and an attempt to incite violence. The video shows University of Wisconsin-Madison students dressed as officers wearing pig masks, including one leading a black student to […]

September 21, 2017

News Roundup

Audit Finds Washington State U. May Have Violated Federal Grant Rules

PULLMAN, Wash. — A state audit has found that Washington State University may have violated federal rules when it used about $17,000 from a grant to pay salaries and benefits for two employees who had little to no involvement in the projects. The Seattle Times reports the WSU professor who blew the whistle is concerned […]

September 21, 2017

Students

Cornell Student Charged in Attack Apologizes for Behavior

ITHACA, N.Y. — A White Cornell University student charged with beating a Black student has apologized for the language he used during an attack that police say may have been racially motivated. Nineteen-year-old John Greenwood issued a statement Thursday saying that last Friday in Ithaca he was involved in a “verbal exchange” that he regrets. […]

September 21, 2017

News Roundup

Post University Dismisses 5 employees Amid Theft Probe

WATERBURY, Conn. — A private for-profit college in Connecticut has dismissed five employees as police investigate the suspected theft of $47,000 believed to have been paid out in bogus tuition reimbursement checks. Post University in Waterbury said Wednesday that it discovered irregular activity in February and immediately launched an internal review before contacting police. Waterbury […]

September 21, 2017

Students

A First at Fisk: Tanya Torres Steps Into Groundbreaking Role

As the 2017-18 school year starts, Tanya Torres debuts as president of Fisk’s Student Government Association (SGA), making her the first Hispanic to serve as the elected student leader of the 151-year-old historically Black university.

September 20, 2017

Students

Advocates: Support Vital for Students From Foster Care System

When it comes to accessing college, students who have experienced the foster care system have a steep hill to climb. Studies indicate that while the majority of foster youth say that they want to go to college few will ever attain a degree.

September 20, 2017

Students

Rutgers Grad Students Belatedly Receiving Summer Grants

As the fall semester begins at Rutgers University, hundreds of graduate students are only now receiving their summer funding.

September 20, 2017

Students

UNC Students Protesting Silent Sam Launch Economic Boycott

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Student organizers seeking the removal of a Confederate soldier statue at North Carolina’s flagship public university have embarked on a monthlong boycott of commercial goods on campus. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the boycott launched Monday at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a social media […]

September 20, 2017

Students

College Towns Feel Pinch From Rental Sites Such As Airbnb

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town’s funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg. Now, renting in Cambridge can feel like that – something critics say is made tougher by short-term rental websites like Airbnb, through which property owners can make more […]

September 20, 2017

Students

Frat at Cornell University to Close Amid Beating Probe

ITHACA, N.Y. — A national fraternity says it will close its Cornell University chapter in the wake of an investigation into an attack against a Black student by a white student that police say may have been racially motivated. Psi Upsilon’s alumni board of governors told the Ivy League school on Tuesday that the chapter […]

September 20, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Professor Who Tweeted About ‘Future Dead Cops’ is Digging In

NEW YORK — A professor who tweeted about teaching “future dead cops” at a college of criminal justice says he’ll continue to speak out despite being placed on leave. Michael Isaacson tells the Daily News that he refuses to remain silent amid a “coordinated campaign” against him. The adjunct economics professor tweeted Aug. 23 that […]

September 20, 2017