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Students

Arizona Legislators Introduce Bill Allowing Firearms on Campus

PHOENIX ― A House Republican concerned about active shooter situations has introduced a measure allowing holders of concealed weapons permits to carry firearms on college campuses. Bill sponsor Rep. Sonny Borrelli, R-Lake Havasu City, said Wednesday that recent school shootings in Oregon at Umpqua Community College and Northern Arizona University highlight the Legislature’s need to […]

January 14, 2016

Students

Fired Ohio State Band Director’s Lawyers Ask Out of 2nd Case

COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A second lawsuit by Ohio State University’s fired marching band director is being affected by his financial troubles. Jonathan Waters’ lawyers asked the Ohio Court of Claims on Jan. 7 to withdraw from representing him in a defamation lawsuit against the school. The same lawyers asked a day earlier to withdraw from […]

January 14, 2016

Students

Caltech Professor Suspended for Harassment Complaints

LOS ANGELES ― A Caltech professor has been suspended for gender-based harassment following an investigation into complaints made by two graduate students. The Los Angeles Times reports that Caltech officials in a Jan. 4 memo said the professor, who has not been identified, will not be paid for one academic year and will be barred […]

January 13, 2016

Students

Hazing Trial Delayed for 5 at University of Alabama

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. ― A judge delayed the trial Wednesday for five one-time University of Alabama fraternity members charged with hazing new members who allegedly were forced to stand in ice water until they had frostbite. District Judge Joel R. Chandler’s office announced the postponement hours before the trial was set to begin. He previously said […]

January 13, 2016

Sports

MIKE GARRETT

MIKE GARRETT has been named executive director for athletics at California State University, Los Angeles. Most recently, he served as athletic director at Langston University in Oklahoma. He earned a bachelor’s from the University of Southern California and a juris doctor from the Western State College of Law at Argosy University.

January 12, 2016

Students

School Settles Suit over Support Animals in Student Housing

CLEVELAND ― Kent State University in northeast Ohio has agreed to pay two former students $100,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit that was filed by the U.S. Justice Department after the school refused to allow the students to keep an emotional support dog in a university apartment. The settlement announced on Monday also calls […]

January 5, 2016

Students

AG: No Hazing Charges in Penn State-Altoona Frat Suicide

PITTSBURGH ― A state grand jury is recommending no criminal charges for fraternity hazing that one family claims led to the suicide of a Penn State-Altoona student. The grand jury report released Tuesday indicates 18-year-old Marquise Braham left notes indicating he had contemplated suicide since he was a child. It also says there’s no evidence […]

January 5, 2016

Community Colleges

Innocent Until Proven Guilty, but is Anyone in Higher Ed Standing With Bill Cosby?

If Bill Cosby used to give millions to your school, as he did to Spelman College, you can be assured that the money is now being put to good use — for his legal defense.

January 4, 2016

Faculty & Staff

U. of Illinois Finalizes $600,000 Settlement with Salaita

URBANA, Ill. ― The University of Illinois has finalized a $600,000 legal settlement with a professor who lost his job offer over a series of anti-Israel tweets. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that the settlement with Steven Salaita was finalized Dec. 24 after all parties signed it. The newspaper obtained a copy of the settlement […]

January 4, 2016

Sports

Settlement Reached in Tennessee Discrimination Lawsuit

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ― Former Tennessee associate director of sports medicine Jenny Moshak and two ex-Lady Volunteers strength coaches have settled a gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit they filed against the university in the fall of 2012. The university said Monday it had reached a $750,000 settlement with Moshak, Heather Mason and Collin Schlosser plus “attorneys’ […]

January 4, 2016

Students

Boise State Reaches Settlement in Sex Assault Lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho ― Two former Boise State University athletes who accused the school of failing to stop sexually harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement with the university. The former students sued the school in 2014, alleging athletic officials ignored their reports of sexual assault and harassment by a star athlete. The settlement was reached Dec. […]

January 4, 2016

African-American

Investigators Find No Evidence that Missouri State Discriminated

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. ― An investigation has found no evidence that Missouri State University discriminated against the top Black official at the school. The Missouri State Board of Governors hired outside investigators after an online petition alleged that Ken Coopwood, vice president of diversity and inclusion, was subjected to “despicable and hostile” behavior by his staff. […]

January 4, 2016