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Tag: Law: Page 7
Students
CUPA-HR Takes on Campus Free Speech Controversy
Higher education human resources leaders from across the nation gathered to address challenges that included identifying pay gaps, representation shortcomings, and faculty academic freedom concerns.
September 18, 2017
Opinion
Higher Ed Curriculum Must Address Race, Racism
We are living in a time when issues of race, and racism, are on the table.
September 18, 2017
Students
College Students: Hazing Here to Stay
A new survey has found that a majority of current college students — 52 percent — thought hazing will always be present on college campuses while 46 percent thought it could be eliminated.
September 18, 2017
Students
Expert Wants Institutions to Track Racial Data in Title IX Proceedings
According to Ben Trachtenberg, associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, current conversations around Title IX enforcement often skip over one key element: the impact of racial bias on disciplinary outcomes at colleges and universities.
September 14, 2017
Students
Autopsy Set for College Student; Official Blames Head Injury
EASTON, Pa. — An autopsy was scheduled Wednesday for a freshman lacrosse recruit at a private Pennsylvania college who died after being found unconscious near a dorm over the weekend. Police in Easton have only said that 19-year-old McCrae Williams was involved in a “chain of events” that began Saturday at Lafayette College and ended […]
September 13, 2017
Students
Purdue’s Plans for Online School Draw Criticism from Faculty
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s plans for a new online school are drawing criticism from some Purdue faculty members. The proposed school that would arise from Purdue’s purchase of for-profit Kaplan University was announced five months ago. But some Purdue faculty members who question those plans say they’re worried about the reputation of Kaplan […]
September 12, 2017
Students
Activist Angela Davis to speak at Ball State
MUNCIE, Ind. — Social activist Angela Davis is coming to Ball State University to discuss institutional racism in the nation’s prisons. The 73-year-old academic who’s known for her work on economic, racial and gender justice will speak Sept. 22 at Emens Auditorium in a free event open the public. Davis was a University of California, […]
September 12, 2017
Students
Indiana University Police Hires Chief Diversity Officer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Indiana University Police Department has appointed its first chief diversity officer. Wayne James became chief diversity officer Sept. 4, The Herald Times reported. University Superintendent of Public Safety Benjamin Hunter said he picked James because of his work as chief of police for the northwest campus. James will continue to serve […]
September 12, 2017
Students
Rutgers Offers Legal Help to Its Immigrant Students
Rutgers University Law School is introducing a program designed to provide free legal counseling to currently enrolled students on the Camden, New Brunswick and Newark campuses who may be facing immigration-related barriers to their success.
September 11, 2017
Students
DeVos to Overhaul Title IX Guidance on Campus Sexual Assaults
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said that existing federal guidelines on campus sexual assault would be replaced with procedures that would respect the rights of both the accuser and the accused.
September 7, 2017
Sports
Colorado Coach Sued Over Handling of Abuse Allegations
DENVER — A woman who accused a former University of Colorado assistant football coach of domestic violence is suing the head coach and several university officials, claiming they knew of the abuse and tried to cover it up. The woman filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver on Wednesday against head coach Mike MacIntyre […]
September 7, 2017
Students
Judge Dismisses Sex Assault Lawsuit Against Brown University
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student from another college, who said her rights were violated when she was allegedly raped by three Brown football players. The judge on Wednesday said the woman, who attended Providence College, cannot bring a Title IX sex discrimination […]
September 6, 2017
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