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Students

Parents Sue Fraternity Chapter Following Their Son’s Death

RENO, Nev. — A Nevada family has filed a lawsuit against a fraternity chapter following the death of their 18-year-old son, who they say was hazed before he took a fatal fall. The parents filed the lawsuit against the Sigma Nu chapter in Reno, the Sigma Nu Housing Authority and several fraternity leaders June 2. […]

June 14, 2017

Students

Penn State Fraternity Hearing to Resume July 10

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A preliminary hearing will continue next month for 16 members of a Penn State fraternity charged in connection with the death of a pledge who died after a drunken fall. Eighteen Beta Theta Pi members and the fraternity itself are charged because of the death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza, of Lebanon, New […]

June 14, 2017

Students

Women’s Advocates Sue Department of Education Over Title IX Data

The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) sued the Department of Education on Monday in an effort to compel the agency to release data concerning its oversight of sexual harassment and assault complaints on college campuses.

June 13, 2017

Students

Report: 131 Student Loan Reduction Companies Engaged in Questionable Practices

NerdWallet’s Watch List identifies debt-relief services that have been have been cited for fraudulent or questionable practices.

June 13, 2017

News Roundup

AG’s Office Reviewing University of Louisville Foundation Audit

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — More information is needed to determine whether the University of Louisville Foundation’s mismanagement — uncovered by a blistering audit – “crossed the line into criminal” activity, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear said Monday. Beshear told reporters that his office is reviewing the audit to determine whether its findings exposed potential violations of […]

June 12, 2017

Students

Video Shows Penn State Frat Pledge in Agony After Fall

BELLEFONTE, Pa. — Security camera footage played Monday at a hearing for Penn State fraternity members shows a pledge in apparent agony in the hours after falling down basement steps — and members of the fraternity he had just joined trying to physically restrain him. Selections from the grainy footage began with 19-year-old Tim Piazza […]

June 12, 2017

Students

Fraternity Brothers Due in Court in Pledge’s Fatal Fall

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Members of a Penn State fraternity facing charges related to the death earlier this year of a pledge after a night of heavy drinking are due in court Monday for a hearing about whether there’s enough evidence to head to trial. Prosecutors in the case against the now-shuttered Beta Theta Pi chapter […]

June 11, 2017

Students

Study: Students Paying Price for Lack of Banking Knowledge

A new study by NerdWallet highlights how university-sponsored banks are charging college students more than $795 million on overdraft and late payment fees alone.

June 11, 2017

Students

NY College Students Begin Applying for Free Tuition Program

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state has begun accepting applications for its new tuition-free college program. More than 3,000 people signed up for the Excelsior scholarship Wednesday, the first day the applications were available. They’ll be accepted through July 21. Applicants should know within a week whether they’re eligible to receive funding. The tuition initiative […]

June 8, 2017

News Roundup

Southern Oregon U. Loses $1.9M in Email Scheme

ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University lost $1.9 million in an email scheme. The Mail Tribune reports University officials announced the loss Wednesday, stating the funds were intended for the contractor on the McNeal Pavilion and Student Recreation Center. But unknown suspects allegedly posed as Anderson Construction in an email, prompting officials to send the […]

June 8, 2017

International

Suspect in Notre Dame Attack was Ex-journalist, Student

PARIS — The Algerian doctoral student suspected of attacking police officers in front of Notre Dame Cathedral – with cries of “This is for Syria!” and a hammer – was identified Wednesday by a relative and a friend as an ex-journalist who firmly believed in democratic values and showed no signs of radicalization. The Paris […]

June 7, 2017

Students

University of Michigan Wins Right to Ban Guns on Campus

While the vast majority of the nation’s colleges and universities continue to prohibit the carrying of firearms on their campuses, the rift over policy as to whether guns belong at higher education institutions roils on.

June 7, 2017