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West Virginia Construction Firm to Buy Bankrupt College Campus
Feb 2 2024 // CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the sale of a defunct private university’s campus to the owner of a West Virginia construction firm for $5 million. Craig G. Phillips, owner...
Texas Men Indicted in $70M University Athletic Billing Scheme
Feb 1 2024 // Four individuals, including two physicians, have been indicted in the Eastern District of Texas charged with federal violations involving a university athletic billing scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M....
Expanding Bus Fleets Could Improve Risk, Safety for Schools, Kentucky Lawmakers Say
Jan 31 2024 // FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation allowing school districts to expand fleets transporting students to school and home was promoted Monday as a way to fix bus systems hampered by long routes and too few bus...
Mother of Disabled Girl Allegedly Raped Sues Pittsburgh School District, Starbucks
Jan 26 2024 // The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing...
Rice University Allocates $33M to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit Over Financial Aid Scheme
Jan 24 2024 // Rice University has set aside $33.75 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed against 17 prestigious private universities across the country accused of illegally running a scheme that limited the amount of financial...
Family of Slain California College Student Sues for Wrongful Death Nearly 30 Years Later
Jan 22 2024 // The family of a California college student who vanished nearly three decades ago sued the school, alleging it caused Kristin Smart’s murder through negligence. Smart, then 19, disappeared from California Polytechnic...
Houston School District Sued for Pay Discrimination
Jan 16 2024 // The Houston Independent School District (HISD) violated federal law when it paid female senior Career & Technical Education (CTE) program specialists lower wages than male senior CTE program specialists for performing...
Alabama’s Starke Agency Acquires University Insurance in Auburn
Jan 16 2024 // Starke Agency, an insurance brokerage in Montgomery, Alabama, has acquired University Insurance Agency in Auburn, one of the oldest brokers in the city. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Starke said in a news...
Real Estate Firm Bids $4.9M for Campus of Bankrupt West Virginia College
Jan 2 2024 // CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy court in West Virginia has set a hearing for next month on the potential sale of a defunct private university`s campus. A court-appointed trustee filed a motion Wednesday...
Washington College Student Dies, Others Sickened in Apparent Carbon Monoxide Leak
Dec 15 2023 // Authorities brought in outside experts to find the source of carbon monoxide believed to have killed one student and sickened two others at a college in Washington. The experts, from a forensic engineering firm that...
New Hampshire Insurance Regulator, New England College Offer Course With Internship
Dec 15 2023 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department and New England College have announced they will partner for the second year of a course aimed at teaching students about insurance and providing staffing for the industry. Scheduled...
New York College Faces Students’ Lawsuit Over Abuse by Ex-Con Who Lived on Campus
Dec 11 2023 // Two former students are suing Sarah Lawrence College, arguing the New York school failed to protect them from Lawrence “Larry” Ray as the ex- convict moved into his daughter’s housing on campus and began...
University of Penn Sued by Students Claiming Antisemitism on Campus
Dec 6 2023 // The University of Pennsylvania was sued by a pair of students who claim the campus was a hotbed of antisemitism even before Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. Penn became the third major US college, after New York University...
School District and Satanic Temple Reach Agreement Over After School Satan Club
Nov 22 2023 // An eastern Pennsylvania school district has reached a settlement with The Satanic Temple in a lawsuit that alleged the district discriminated against students by barring one of the group`s After School Satan clubs from...
NTSB Begins Investigation of Deadly Ohio Bus Crash Involving High School Students
Nov 16 2023 // ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A National Transportation Safety Board team was planning to start work Wednesday at the scene of a deadly highway crash in Ohio involving a charter bus filled with high school students that left six...
Columbia University and Hospital Plan $100M Fund for Hadden Sex Abuse Survivors
Nov 14 2023 // New York City’s Columbia University and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) announced a plan that includes a $100 million fund for survivors to address the abuse and trauma inflicted by former...
Fraternity and Bar Sued Over 2021 Death of University of New Hampshire Student
Nov 14 2023 // The mother of a University of New Hampshire student who died in an icy swamp two years ago filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the Durham bar and fraternity her son visited that night. Vincenzo Lirosi, 22, was...
Court Revives Retaliation Claim by Syracuse University Student Who Reported Sexual Assault
Nov 9 2023 // Syracuse University must face a claim by a female student who alleges school officials retaliated against her after she filed a sexual assault complaint against a male athlete. A federal district court in September 2022...
Higginbotham Expands Collegiate Athletics Investment With LEARFIELD, Adds 10 Southern Universities to Portfolio
Nov 9 2023 // Higginbotham announced the expansion of its multi-year investment in collegiate athletics to include ten universities in the southern region of the United States through its continued sponsorship agreement with LEARFIELD,...
Lawmakers Advance Bill to Increase Transparency of Pennsylvania’s Universities
Nov 3 2023 // An effort supporters say will boost transparency in several leading Pennsylvania universities passed the House of Representatives on Monday, while the universities’ annual state subsidies remain snarled in the...
