Ohio State Revokes Emeritus Status of Sexual Abuser
By Nick Hazelrigg. The Ohio State University Board of Trustees, in a unanimous vote, revoked the emeritus status of Richard Strauss, a former athletics department physician, after an investigation found Strauss sexually abused at least 177 students from 1978 to 1998. More...
Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Misconduct by Lehigh Doctor
By Nick Hazelrigg. A former worker in the Lehigh University health center filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging she was fired for complaining to superiors about a doctor who she alleges made inappropriate comments and sexually harassed staff and students, according to a report from The Morning Call. More...
Diversity Stagnant at Harvard Business School
By Nick Hazelrigg. Harvard Business School’s attempts to increase the diversity of both its faculty and student populations have not shown great success, according to a Boston Globe report. The percentage of black students at Harvard’s Business School is 5 percent, unchanged since 2008. Only 3 percent of faculty members are black, and less than 5 percent of business case studies feature black business leaders. More...
A President and 2 Vice Presidents Placed on Leave
By Nick Hazelrigg. With little information given, Contra Costa community college's president and two interim vice presidents were placed on leave pending the results of investigations into "personnel matters." More...
Even Some College Tends to Pay Off
By Nick Hazelrigg. Students who attended college but didn't earn a credential were more likely to hold a job and earned more than their peers who stopped at high school, new research finds. More...
Instead of Closure, a Merger
By Nick Hazelrigg. As peers around it shut their doors, Vermont's Marlboro College will become part of the larger, healthier University of Bridgeport. More...
New Search, New Problems
By Nick Hazelrigg. The Board of Trustees at Miami Dade College has reopened a search for the college's next president, throwing out three of the four candidates offered by a stakeholder search committee. More...
Another Setback to Fetal Tissue Research Under Trump
By Nick Hazelrigg. New NIH requirements create greater barriers for those seeking grants for research involving fetal tissue. More...
Illinois Faculty Say University Violates NCAA Rule on Mascots
By Nick Hazelrigg. Faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have sent a letter to the head of the National Collegiate Athletic Association asserting that the university is violating NCAA rules on the use of offensive mascots. More...
Miami Dade Faculty Members Sue Trustees Over Search
By Nick Hazelrigg. Several faculty members at Miami Dade College, including the head of the college's Faculty Union, have joined a lawsuit against the Board of Trustees over its recent decision to begin a new presidential search. More...
