By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The schism between university officials and the fraternities -- Alpha Sigma Phi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Kappa Alpha and Sigma Chi -- became apparent earlier this month, following the announcement of stricter new rules around Greek life. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The parents of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge who died last year from a hazing-related alcohol overdose have sued the institution and representatives of the fraternity, with an unusual argument that the university violated a federal gender antidiscrimination law. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Some lawmakers are making it more difficult for students to vote, but advocacy groups and colleges are pressing ahead with registration campaigns. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. College health experts are worried new rules from the Trump administration will result in students, particularly graduate students, paying more for health care. More...
By Doug Lederman. Population changes across the country can lead to extinction of native species. In today's Academic Minute, Florida International University's John Kominoski describes how building dams in the growing Southwestern U.S. can be harmful for fish populations. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. Some students who worked in a University of Calgary lab that closed abruptly in March have accused its faculty of mismanagement and animal cruelty, according to Canada's CBC News. The unnamed students reportedly said that on multiple occasions lab rats woke up in the middle of medical procedures crying out in pain due to insufficient anesthesia. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. A faculty committee at the University of Kentucky says there’s not enough evidence to terminate a professor of journalism who required his students to buy his textbook, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. A California appeals court said this week that the University of California owes retirees who worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory the university-sponsored group health insurance they were promised during their employment, reversing an earlier court decision saying otherwise. More...
By Emma Whitford. For the past six years, Colorado Mesa University has been issuing diplomas with a typo, the Daily Sentinel reported. More...
By Scott Jaschik. A Pennsylvania grand jury's report on the abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests in the state, and the way many church officials looked the other way, continues to force reflections by Catholic institutions in Pennsylvania. On Monday, the University of Scranton announced that it is removing the names of bishops from three campus buildings. More...
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