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Faculty & Staff
Doctor Accused by 2 Gymnasts Cleared in Previous Complaint
EAST LANSING, Mich. ― A doctor accused of sexual abuse by two gymnasts ― including a former U.S. Olympian ― was investigated by Michigan State University authorities in 2014 over a another allegation of misconduct, but the school found no violation of its policy. School spokesman Kent Cassella said Tuesday that local prosecutors did not […]
September 14, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Professors Locked Out of Classrooms Over Labor Dispute
NEW YORK ― Students at the New York City campus of Long Island University say they have begun the school year with classes being taught by replacement teachers of questionable quality after the administration locked out their regular professors as part of a bitter labor dispute. About 400 full-time and adjunct members of the faculty […]
September 13, 2016
Students
NCAA President Mark Emmert: We Won’t Push ACC on Bathroom Law
NCAA President Mark Emmert says it is up to the Atlantic Coast Conference to decide whether it wants to follow the association’s lead and pull events out of North Carolina because of a state law that limits anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people. In an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press, Emmert said the association expects […]
September 13, 2016
Sports
2 Gymnasts Allege Sex Abuse by Doctor for USA Gymnastics
LOS ANGELES ― Two gymnasts, including a member of the 2000 U.S. women’s Olympic team, say they were sexually abused by a former longtime doctor for USA Gymnastics, court documents and interviews show. Dr. Larry Nassar, 53, who worked for decades for the gymnastics organization until his dismissal last year, sexually groped and fondled the […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Donald Trump Seeks 5-week Delay in Trump University Trial
SAN DIEGO ― Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wants a five-week delay in a trial over whether the now-defunct Trump University defrauded customers because his lead attorney has a scheduling conflict. Trump attorney Daniel Petrocelli asked a federal judge in San Diego to move the trial from Nov. 28 to Jan. 2. Both dates fall […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Terre Haute Police Investigate Violent Fraternity Party
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. ― Terre Haute police are investigating a weekend party on the city’s north side that resulted in at least 30 shots fired, two people injured and one arrest. The party at the Indiana National Guard Armory involved Indiana State University’s Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, the Tribune Star reported. Police say thousands of […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Suit: William Paterson University’s Botched Rape Inquiry Led to Student Suicide
PATERSON, N.J. ― A college student killed herself because the university she attended didn’t properly investigate her rape report, her mother said in a lawsuit. William Paterson University officials knew about, but didn’t address, sexual violence against students, creating a climate in which such misconduct was tolerated, Marquesa Jackson-Locklear alleged. School officials did not immediately […]
September 13, 2016
Students
Fraternity at University of Richmond Suspended Over Inappropriate Email
RICHMOND, Va. ―A University of Richmond fraternity has been suspended over what the school called a “grossly offensive” email that described a party as one that “makes fathers afraid to send their daughters away to school.” The fraternity’s suspension comes as the school faces scrutiny over its handling of alleged sexual assaults after two female […]
September 13, 2016
Women
Ohio University Removing Roger Ailes’ Name, Returning gift
ATHENS, Ohio ― Officials say the name of Roger Ailes will be removed from a newsroom at Ohio University and his $500,000 donation will be returned as a result of the sexual harassment allegations against the former Fox News chairman. University President Roderick McDavis says in a statement Monday that, given the allegations against Ailes […]
September 13, 2016
Sports
NCAA Pulls 7 Events Out of North Carolina Due to LGBT Law
Basketball-crazed North Carolina has lost its next chance to host NCAA men’s basketball tournament games along with several other championship events due to a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people. And the fallout may not be over. After the NCAA announced it is pulling seven championship events from North […]
September 13, 2016
News Roundup
Fired Ohio State Band Director Appeals in 2nd Lawsuit
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― Ohio State’s fired marching band director is asking a federal appeals court to uphold his civil-rights claims against the university. In a filing Monday, Jonathan Waters asks the Sixth Circuit to overturn a judge’s finding from August rejecting allegations of reverse discrimination. Judge James Graham found Waters failed to prove he had […]
September 12, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Professor Says University Violated Tenure Rules in Firing
HATTIESBURG, Miss. ― A former professor of religion at a private university in Mississippi is suing the school for ending his job. Daniel Browning worked at William Carey University 26 years and had tenure the last 20. He was fired April 28. The Hattiesburg American reports Browning filed suit Thursday in Forrest County Circuit Court […]
September 12, 2016
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