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Reports of Campus Sex Crimes Climbing in New England

BOSTON ― New England’s largest colleges reported about 40 percent more sexual assaults last year compared with 2012, an increase experts attribute to heightened awareness of the problem and more victims coming forward.

October 6, 2014

Community Colleges

Jailed Cop Killer Selected as Goddard College Graduation Speaker

A man serving life in prison for the killing of a Philadelphia police officer in 1981 has been selected as a commencement speaker at his Vermont alma mater.

October 1, 2014

Sports

Avoiding the Freshman 15 Can Have Long-Term Health Benefits

One of the biggest challenges for freshman is avoiding gaining weight.

October 1, 2014

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Police Report Lead From Missing University of Virginia Student Case

RICHMOND, Va. ― The investigation into the case of a missing University of Virginia student has provided a “significant break” in the unsolved 2009 death of another young woman who disappeared from the Charlottesville campus, Virginia State Police said Monday. The announcement of the new lead in Morgan Harrington’s case came as authorities continue to […]

September 29, 2014

Students

Student Accused of Videotaping Females in Shower

VERMILLION, S.D. ― University of South Dakota officials are defending their notification procedures after a student was accused of using a cellphone to videotape women in a dormitory shower in late August and charged days later in an off-campus rape.

September 25, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Obama Opens Campaign Against Campus Sexual Assault

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to announce a campus sexual assault awareness campaign from the White House Friday.

September 15, 2014

African-American

Ferguson Crisis Exposes Larger Injustices

Today, more than 50 years later, James Baldwin’s prophetic narrative rings chillingly true.

September 11, 2014

African-American

West Virginia University Professor Studies Issues of Female Veterans

Women have experienced violence in combat, sexual harassment and sexual trauma — and they’re finding their issues upon return are different than their male counterparts.

September 11, 2014

Sports

Don’t Forget About the Victim in the Rice Controversy

Don’t Forget About the Victim in the Rice Controversy.

September 9, 2014

Students

Middle Tennessee State U. Engaging Males in Sexual Assault Prevention

Middle Tennessee State University is starting a program that aims to reduce the possibility of sexual assaults on campus by training male students.

September 7, 2014

Students

Move-in day? It’s Funeral Day for Michael Brown

As many colleges start anew, Ferguson victim laid to rest.

August 24, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Another Black Boy is Killed and My Pain Is Constant

I have often said that when a young African-American male leaves home it is uncertain whether he will return home.

August 21, 2014