Tag: Disabilities: Page 14

Disabilties

Portland State University Settles Lawsuit over Service Dog

Deaf student Cindy Leland claimed the university wouldn’t allow her and her dog to live in an on-campus apartment with carpeting or work in a science lab.

February 16, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Diverse Conversations: Alternate Pathways to College Presidency

In the past, college presidents from other schools and college vice presidents have most often ascended the ranks to fill empty presidential seats.

February 11, 2014

Students

Feds Reviewing Pa. Student’s Bomb Arrest

The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”

January 27, 2014

Students

Feds reviewing Pa. student’s bomb arrest

PITTSBURGH (AP) – The FBI and federal prosecutors were reviewing allegations against a college student from Russia who has been charged with possessing bomb-making and marijuana-growing materials, though police acknowledge the suspect told them he wasn’t planning on “blowing anything up.”

January 27, 2014

Students

Arizona State University Fraternity under Scrutiny for MLK Day Party

An Arizona State University fraternity’s operations have been suspended pending an investigation into accusations that the local Tau Kappa Epsilon’s chapter hosted a distasteful party in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

January 21, 2014

Students

Report: AAPI College Students Primarily Turn to Peers for Academic Advice

Low-income Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) college students tend to seek academic advice from peers rather than from designated support centers on campus because of perceived barriers.

January 21, 2014

African-American

Diverse Conversations: Learning to Lead

When a faculty member is promoted to an administrative position, it can be quite a challenge to master the art of leading.

January 19, 2014

Students

Study Urges Tough Measures for Parent PLUS Loan Requirements

A new report released by the New America Foundation urges reforms to ensure that the Parent PLUS loan program does not burden parent borrowers with debt they cannot pay back.

January 8, 2014

Sports

Every Student Needs a Success Plan

Is it OK to just put our goals and dreams on auto pilot and think that we will achieve them? Of course not.

December 26, 2013

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

Early Christmas Presents for Kids with Disabilities

A half-dozen children got some special early Christmas presents from a University of Georgia class this month.

December 22, 2013

Students

Diverse Conversations: Preparing Students for the Labor Force

William Peace University’s Dr. Lynn Owens explains how employers’ needs have changed and how educators can prepare graduates for today’s labor force.

December 15, 2013