By Colleen Flaherty. The State University of New York at Oneonta and its American Federation of Teachers-affiliated faculty union, after four years of discussions, struck a deal that benefits part-time faculty members, they announced last week. More...
$360K Settlement for Grad Coercion Whistle-Blower
By Colleen Flaherty. The University of Missouri at Kansas City settled for $360,000 with a professor who said he was retaliated against for reporting another professor for using foreign students as servants, The Kansas City Star reported. More...
Case Against Rochester Survives Legal Challenge
By Colleen Flaherty. The federal lawsuit against the University of Rochester filed by current and former faculty members and students in the brain and cognitive sciences department may proceed, U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo said this week in a lengthy decision. More...
ASU Looks Overseas With New Spin-Off
Students Shot Outside Atlanta University Center Library
By Greta Anderson. A gunman opened fire on about 200 people outside the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Tuesday night, injuring four students from both Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University. More...
On Second Try, Harvard Student Allowed to Enter U.S.
By Elizabeth Redden. Palestinian student is granted entry in time to start classes at Harvard, but concerns persist about the impact of harsher visa and immigration policies on international students. More...
High Point Freshman Found With Guns and Plans to 'Shoot Up School'
By Elin Johnson. Police in North Carolina arrested a 19-year-old student at High Point University Tuesday after confiscating two firearms and ammunition, which the student allegedly planned to use in a timeline he had drawn up for committing violence on the campus, a local television station reported. More...
Wisconsin Milwaukee Pulls Controversial Ad Involving Crime-Scene Tape
By Elin Johnson. Following public outcry, the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee has removed an advertisement featuring an African American woman with crime-scene tape wrapped around her neck. More...
Court Reverses Decision on Dismissed Medical Student
By Elin Johnson. A federal appeals court last week reversed a decision by a lower court on a student's expulsion. More...
A Lingering Tradition
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. First-year students at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology still wear university-issued freshman beanies, but the tradition is now strictly optional. Once a way to belittle freshmen, the practice now helps build relationships. More...