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Uvalde Approves $2M Settlement for Families of Elementary School Shooting Victims
Apr 28 2025 // City leaders in Uvalde, Texas, approved a $2 million settlement for families of the victims of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting, marking the first time one of the myriad lawsuits has led to financial...
Dallas Area Reports First Measles Case, in Middle School Child
Apr 25 2025 // A middle schooler in the Dallas-Fort Worth area has tested positive for measles, the first known case in the urban area, a health official from Collin County confirmed. The young person is located in Lucas, about 30 miles...
Baltimore City School District Reports Cyber Incident
Apr 24 2025 // Baltimore City public school officials are dealing with a cybersecurity incident that occurred on February 13. Officials said that criminal actors appear to have gained unauthorized access to documents with information...
Northwestern University Finalizing Settlement Over Football Hazing Scandal
Apr 10 2025 // Former Northwestern University football players are finalizing an agreement with the school to settle lawsuits alleging hazing and abuse that led to longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing, a school spokesman and...
Justice Department Launches Hostile Workplace Probe into University of California
Mar 24 2025 // The Justice Department opened an investigation into the University of California to determine if the UC system has allowed an Antisemitic hostile work environment to exist on its campuses. The investigation, being...
Fraternity Members Charged in Death of Southern University Student
Mar 14 2025 // Two more arrests have been made in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student who was repeatedly punched during an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual, Baton Rouge police announced. Kyle...
Explosion in Manhole at Texas Tech University Prompts Campus Evacuations
Mar 13 2025 // Several buildings at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated Wednesday night after officials said an explosion in a manhole near a substation caused multiple fires that could be seen emerging from underground...
15 Injured When School Bus Overturns on Parkway in New Jersey
Mar 12 2025 // A school bus carrying 31 people overturned on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals, officials said. New Jersey State Police said 15 people, including the driver and 14 young...
California School District Settles Age Discrimination Case
Mar 11 2025 // The Washington Unified School District in Fresno, Calif. settled a federal charge of firing a 65-year-old teacher. The age discrimination charge was filed in April 2022 by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Justice Department Launches Hostile Workplace Probe into University of California
Mar 6 2025 // The Justice Department opened an investigation into the University of California to determine if the UC system has allowed an Antisemitic hostile work environment to exist on its campuses. The investigation, being...
Mississippi Senate’s University DEI Ban Goes to Negotiations With House
Feb 13 2025 // The Mississippi Senate passed a bill Thursday that would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s universities, a priority elevated by Republican President Donald Trump. Senate Republicans...
Judge Tosses Opera Singer’s Lawsuit Against the University of Michigan Over Firing
Feb 12 2025 // A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an acclaimed opera singer who sued the University of Michigan over his firing for what the school deemed sexual misconduct. David Daniels waited too long to sue the university, U.S....
Vermont School District Settles With US Over Racial Harassment Allegations
Jan 13 2025 // A Vermont school district’s inadequate response to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students has led to a settlement agreement with the federal government, the U.S. Justice Department said...
When 2025 Arrives, So Will the End of the Amateur Athlete in College Sports
Dec 30 2024 // When the page turns on 2024, it will be time to say goodbye, once and for all, to the amateur athlete in college sports. In theory, the concept held on stubbornly via the quaint and now all-but-dead notion that...
Lawsuit Targets Universities for Allegedly Favoring Wealthy in Admissions
Dec 26 2024 // Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools. Georgetown’s...
New Orleans to Pay $20M to School District to Settle Long-Running Suit
Nov 21 2024 // The New Orleans City Council and Orleans Parish School Board announced Monday that they have found a partial solution to the NOLA Public Schools district’s estimated $36 million budget gap. The school board will...
University of California Purchases Sensor-Triggered Earthquake Parametric Policy
Oct 2 2024 // What is being called the first sensor-triggered earthquake parametric insurance policy in the U.S. was purchased by The University of California. Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, and...
Louisiana’s Southern University to Launch Alliant Insurance Degree Program
Oct 1 2024 // Alliant Insurance announced that a first-of-its-kind degree program at Southern University and A&M College has received final approval from the Louisiana State Board of Regents. The Alliant Insurance Foundation Degree...
12 University Lacrosse Players Diagnosed With Rare Muscle Injury After Workout
Sep 24 2024 // A dozen Tufts University men’s lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout that the team conducted, a university spokesperson said...
Hotter Summers Making High School Football a Fatal Game for Some Players
Sep 23 2024 // BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — Soon after Ashanta Laster reached the hospital, she was ushered into the emergency room where she saw doctors performing CPR on her teenage son. Laster had gotten a call that 17-year-old...
