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Students

Lawsuit Accuses Charlotte School of Law of Hiding Problems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Two Charlotte School of Law students are suing the for-profit school, saying its leaders hid academic problems to keep tuition coming. Lawyers for Robert Barchiesi and Lejla Hadzic filed the lawsuit in federal court Friday against the school and its parent company, InfiLaw Corp., seeking class-action status. It claims the school’s administrators ignored […]

December 26, 2016

Students

Tufts University President: Panel to Assess Greek System, Student Life

MEDFORD, Mass. — The president of Tufts University says a special committee will assess the culture of undergraduate life at the Massachusetts school, with a focus on the Greek system. The Boston Globe reports President Anthony Monaco said last week in a letter to the Medford school community that the panel he appointed will also […]

December 26, 2016

Students

Rodriguez: Holidays with a Storm on the Horizon

There are indications that the Trump administration will be anti-education in general, anti-academic freedom specifically, and that it will be hostile to undocumented students.

December 26, 2016

News Roundup

Gary Orfield to Receive Marie Fielder Medal

Longtime civil rights scholar Dr. Gary Orfield will receive the Marie Fielder Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Social Transformation. Orfield, the Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at UCLA, will receive the award on Jan. 13 in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Fielding Graduate University’s Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership […]

December 21, 2016

Students

Teen Files Rape Suit Against College of Charleston, Fraternity

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A former College of Charleston student is suing the school and a fraternity, saying she was drugged and raped at a party when she was a 17-year-old freshman. The woman went to a party in August hosted by Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Chi Omicron chapter when two of the fraternity’s brothers forced her […]

December 20, 2016

Students

Trump University Settlement Filed for Judge’s Review

SAN DIEGO — Lawyers for Donald Trump and former students of his now-defunct Trump University filed an agreement in court to settle lawsuits alleging that the president-elect defrauded them, signaling that a deal announced last month remains on track for a judge’s approval next year. Trump agreed last month to pay $25 million to settle […]

December 20, 2016

Students

Unions Secret Weapons in Sanctuary Campus Push

With less than a month away from a Trump administration and the possible end of the DACA program, there’s a new X factor emerging on whether colleges should become “sanctuary” campuses.

December 19, 2016

Students

Dept. of Education Cuts Charlotte School of Law Lifeline

The Education Department announced Monday that it would deny Charlotte School of Law access to federal student loans.

December 19, 2016

Opinion

2016: A Rough Year on Many Fronts

More than a few people have lamented that they see 2016 as one of the worst years in history

December 18, 2016

Students

University of Minnesota Football Team Ends Boycott Threat, Will go to Holiday Bowl

The University of Minnesota football team’s boycott started with a bold demand for apologies and a threat to skip a bowl game if 10 teammates suspended after a sexual assault investigation weren’t reinstated.

December 18, 2016

Students

Ohio Colleges, Universities: Protect Immigrant Students

DELAWARE, Ohio — At least 11 Ohio colleges and universities are standing up for immigrant students who could see their statuses change after President-elect Donald Trump takes office next month. Some advocates, lawyers and universities are concerned that Trump could cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which has allowed young immigrants to work […]

December 18, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Regent: Outside Audit on Iowa State Planes Would have been Better

AMES, Iowa — A member of the Board of Regents says he would’ve preferred an outside audit into Iowa State University President Steven Leath’s potential misuse of school planes. Regent Subhash Sahai says he had the flu Monday and missed a board meeting to discuss an internal audit that detailed dozens of questionable flights but […]

December 14, 2016