Tag: Law: Page 60

Students

Former Yale Basketball Captain Sues School Over Expulsion

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the Ivy League university of wrongfully expelling him over a sexual assault allegation. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Connecticut, says Montague was punished over what he believes was consensual sex. It says Montague had a relationship with the […]

June 9, 2016

African-American

Scholars: Turning Potential into Participation Key after Restoration of Ex-felons’ Voting Rights

Political observers say that the state of Virginia likely will play a major role in November’s presidential election, particularly after Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 of the state’s convicted felons.

June 8, 2016

Women

Stanford Put on Defensive Over Assault Prevention Efforts

SAN FRANCISCO ― Campus policies put in place to prevent and respond to sexual assaults worked about as well as Stanford University officials expected, after a member of the school’s swimming team was spotted by a garbage bin on top of an unconscious woman. Two graduate students passing by on bicycles interrupted the attack, chased […]

June 8, 2016

Students

As a Black Female College Professor in Texas, Should I Get a Gun?

I’m unsettled by the notion of entire university communities being motivated by fear to take up arms. I also wonder how people will react to Black students, staff and faculty who choose to arm themselves.

June 7, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Villanova University Names Mark C. Alexander Law School Dean

Mark C. Alexander — a seasoned law school administrator, scholar and litigator — has been named the Arthur J. Kania Dean of the Charles Widger School of Law at Villanova University.

June 7, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Newspaper: Audits Found Policy Violations at Kennesaw State

ATLANTA ― Georgia University System auditors have found breaches in conflict-of-interest and ethics policies by some officials at Kennesaw State University, according to an Atlanta newspaper. An audit report said Randall Shelton, Kennesaw State’s administrator over dining halls and food services vendors, did consulting work for one of the school’s current vendors and charged the […]

June 7, 2016

Sports

Muhammad Ali Moved People Out of Their Comfort Zones

Muhammad Ali, known in his early life as Cassius Clay, was one of the most controversial figures in American history. He engendered feelings of delirious admiration among his supporters and frequently vile emotions from his detractors.

June 5, 2016

Home

Donald Trump’s ‘Mexican’ Comment Goes Beyond Skin Deep

And now Donald Trump seems to think the green light is on to say anything he wants, including passing judgment on “Mexicans.” Or perceived Mexicans. Or as he clarified, anybody of Mexican heritage, American or not.

June 5, 2016

Sports

Muhammad Ali, Undisputedly ‘The Greatest’

Muhammad Ali. Who among us today can suppress a smile of appreciation at the mere mention of the name? I can unabashedly confess that the man was my hero, the single most impactful athlete of my generation.

June 4, 2016

Students

Christian Groups Challenge N.C. University’s Speech Permits

RALEIGH, N.C. ― A federal judge on Thursday quizzed attorneys for North Carolina’s largest public university why constitutional free-speech protections allow the school to require students who want to engage others in extended debate or proselytizing to secure a permit. Lawyers for North Carolina State University argued in court that the rules are in place […]

June 2, 2016

Students

Fraternity Returns to Tennessee After Ban Over Alcohol

KNOXVILLE ― A fraternity suspended from a Tennessee university after a student was hospitalized from what police said was an alcohol enema is returning this fall. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity said in a statement Thursday that it will be back on the University of Tennessee campus for the fall semester after a four-year absence. […]

June 2, 2016

Students

UCLA Shooter’s ‘Kill List’ had Dead Minnesota Woman, 2 Professors

LOS ANGELES ― A former UCLA graduate student killed a woman in Minnesota before carrying two semi-automatic pistols and a grudge back to the Los Angeles campus, where he fatally shot a young professor he once called a mentor then killed himself, police said Thursday. The attack came after Mainak Sarkar, 38, had composed a […]

June 2, 2016