Tag: Law: Page 102

Leadership & Policy

Florida A&M Hires Anti-Hazing Chief

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M University has hired alumnus Bryan F. Smith as its anti-hazing administrator. Interim university President Larry Robinson said Friday that Smith’s job will be ensuring that initiatives adopted after the hazing death of a band member are implemented. Drum major Robert Champion died in 2011 after he was beaten aboard a […]

January 18, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Low Bono Life: Dr. Luz E. Herrera

Herrera, a 2013 Emerging Scholar as selected by Diverse, leads the practice of low bono law for working-class people.

January 16, 2013

Students

Indiana Universities Oppose Bill Allowing Guns on Campus

Universities across Indiana are cautiously eying a state lawmaker’s proposal that would prohibit them from banning guns on campus.

January 13, 2013

African-American

Free at Last!

This month, we not only celebrate the inauguration of the first black U.S. president to his second term, on Jan. 20, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Jan. 21, but we also mark the 150th anniversary of the date the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, Jan. 1, 1883. That makes this a fitting time to look at books about Lincoln’s time.

January 4, 2013

Students

Rhode Island Can’t Access Student Records at Closed School

Rhode Island higher education officials say a career training school that abruptly shut down has lost its accreditation, and they’re calling on the school to release student records.

January 3, 2013

Home

Oregon College Workers Must Report Abuse Under New Law

Oregon higher education employees and coaches are joining the list of people required by law to tell authorities when they believe a child has been abused.

December 30, 2012

Home

U.S. Court of Appeals Dismisses Bulk of Duke Lacrosse Lawsuit

A court Monday dismissed the bulk of a federal lawsuit filed by former Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of raping a stripper.

December 18, 2012

HBCUs

University of Missouri Opposes Release of Education Course Outlines

The National Council on Teacher Quality is trying to force the university to release copies of course syllabuses as part of its effort to monitor what aspiring teachers learn in college.

December 17, 2012

Students

Governor Bentley Orders Independent Audit of Alabama State

The independent audit of the school’s finances and activities follows in the wake of a separate audit ordered by the trustees.

December 16, 2012

Faculty & Staff

FAMU asks lawsuit from hazing death be dismissed

Attorneys for Florida A&M University on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss a civil lawsuit brought by the family of a drum major who died last year after being hazed by fellow band members, claiming Robert Champion was a willing participant in the ritual.

November 28, 2012

HBCUs

Tulsa Law School Announces Chinese Partnership

The University of Tulsa has announced an energy law partnership with a university in Beijing, China.

November 27, 2012

Students

Florida A&M Offers $300K to End Hazing Lawsuit, Family Rejects It

In an effort to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a drum major who died as the result of hazing, the school is offering the most money it can without requiring approval from the state legislature.

November 8, 2012