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University of Colorado Reports Cyberattack on System
Feb 17 2021 // The University of Colorado has reported a cyberattack on its software that likely exposed employee, student, health and research records, officials said. University President Mark Kennedy informed the campus communities...
Former School Bus Employee Arrested in $50K Florida Insurance Fraud Scheme
Feb 16 2021 // A former Miami-Dade County school bus driver was arrested for allegedly filing numerous fraudulent insurance claims and collecting approximately $50,000 from the alleged scheme, according to a statement from the Florida...
COVID-19 Infections in U.S. Nearly 3X Greater Than Reported, University Model Estimates
Feb 12 2021 // World health experts have long suspected that the incidence of COVID-19 has been higher than reported. Now, a machine-learning algorithm developed at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center estimates that the...
Selective’s College Competition Appoints Students To Run Virtual Insurance Agencies
Feb 5 2021 // Selective’s College Competition kicks off this week across eight colleges throughout the country and will run through February. The annual contest provides the opportunity for teams of students to gain insurance...
Cheerleader Sues Northwestern University; Alleges Harassment, Cover-Up
Feb 1 2021 // A Northwestern cheerleader is suing the university, saying she was groped by drunken fans and alumni at school-sanctioned events and administrators tried to cover up her complaints, the Chicago Tribune reported. Hayden...
Study: Masks, Distancing, Testing Shown As Effective As Vaccines on College Campuses
Jan 13 2021 // The combined effectiveness of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses—mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing—are as effective in preventing coronavirus infections as the Pfizer and Moderna...
The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research CISR High School Program Exam Success
Jan 12 2021 // Austin, TX – January 12, 2021 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research received recognition on local Lansing news station FOX News 47 for the Certified Insurance Service Representative High School...
North Carolina College Restores Women’s Sports After Lawsuit Threat
Jan 12 2021 // East Carolina University is restoring two of its women’s teams cut last spring for budget problems compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, and paying more than $189,000 to avoid a gender discrimination lawsuit. The...
Judge OKs $20M Student Fee Refund Lawsuit Against University of Kentucky
Jan 5 2021 // A Kentucky judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking refunds for University of Kentucky students who had to vacate campus because of the COVID-19 pandemic could continue, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. Franklin County...
4 Injured in Explosion, Fire at Iowa School Bus Garage
Dec 16 2020 // Four people were injured on Dec. 14 in an explosion and fire at a school bus garage in Waterloo, Iowa, authorities said. The explosion occurred at the School Bus Sales garage shortly before 1 p.m. Four people were taken to...
Florida School District Drops Request for Parkland Parents’ Social Media Posts
Dec 15 2020 // A Florida school district abruptly dropped its request Thursday that the families of students and staff slain in a 2018 high school massacre be required to turn over their social media posts from that period as it tries to...
Indiana School District Pay $70K to Resolve Disability, Age Discrimination Case
Dec 15 2020 // An Indiana school district will pay up to $70,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a federal disability and age discrimination charge, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC said...
Students Seek Refund of Tuition, Fees from Georgia’s University System Amid Pandemic
Dec 11 2020 // Students who took online classes at the University of Georgia and the Georgia Institute of Technology due to the pandemic are now seeking a return of some tuition and fees. The students filed two class-action lawsuits this...
The Insurance Community University 10 Years on
Dec 7 2020 // Laurie Zangwill-Infantino and Marjorie Segale, co-founders of Insurance Community Center/University, launched their business 10 years ago this month with a vision to create a center for learning and a community for sharing...
South Carolina Family Sues School District Over Mold Sickness
Dec 3 2020 // A South Carolina family has filed a lawsuit alleging their student fell ill after an elementary school covered up the presence of mold in a building. Tamara Broach, a guardian to an unnamed student, filed the lawsuit this...
Human Nature Thwarts Widespread Use of Apps Tracking Coronavirus Exposure
Dec 1 2020 // The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigger an alert. They’d planned for heavy criticism about privacy, in many cases making the features as...
University of Vermont Medical Center Continuing Cyber Attack Recovery
Dec 1 2020 // The University of Vermont Medical Center is continuing to recover from the cyber attack late last month that crippled access to electronic records at the Burlington hospital. On Tuesday, the hospital said it had...
University of Pennsylvania Vows $100M to Fix School Building Hazards
Nov 25 2020 // The University of Pennsylvania has announced that it will contribute $100 million to the School District of Philadelphia over the next decade to deal with environmental hazards such as asbestos and lead in school...
University of California Reaches $73M Sex Abuse Settlement
Nov 18 2020 // The prestigious University of California system has reached a proposed $73 million settlement with seven women who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse. As part of the class-action lawsuit, more than 6,600...
Kansas College Settles Discrimination Lawsuit Over Athlete Recruitment
Nov 17 2020 // A small community college in northeast Kansas has settled a lawsuit accusing it of directing coaches to recruit more white athletes and subjecting Black students to excessive scrutiny such as background checks before...
