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Yale University Responds to Ex-Basketball Captain’s Lawsuit in Sex Assault Case
Sep 20 2016 // Yale University denies it was trying to make an example of former basketball captain Jack Montague when it expelled him over a sexual assault allegation. The school filed its formal response late Friday to Montague’s...
Minnesota School District to Pay $50K to Resolve Pay Discrimination Case
Sep 14 2016 // A school district in Minnesota has agreed to pay $50,000 to a female employee and reclassify her position to resolve federal charges of equal pay discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said...
Work Comp Bureau Funding Workplace Safety Research at Ohio Universities
Sep 12 2016 // The state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has awarded two Ohio universities with money to research occupational health and safety. The grants support research in how injuries can prevented in the workplace and ways...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Athletes against University of Oregon
Sep 12 2016 // A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits filed by three former University of Oregon basketball players who were suspended after being accused of an off-campus sexual assault. The Register Guard reported that U.S. District...
Texas Wants State Supreme Court to Toss Track Coach Discrimination Lawsuit
Sep 9 2016 // The University of Texas has asked the state Supreme Court to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out in 2013 after the school learned about a...
Hacker Used Employee Credentials to Breach University of Alaska Data
Sep 8 2016 // University of Alaska officials say someone used an employee’s credentials to hack into a network drive that contained private information like Social Security numbers of more than 5,400 students at the Mat-Su...
South Carolina’s College of Charleston Bans Alcohol at Greek Events
Sep 7 2016 // No more beer pong for fraternities and sororities at the College of Charleston, at least for now. The South Carolina college announced this week it is suspending alcohol at all functions for Greek organizations after a...
Fire Safety Inspections to Take Place on New York College Campuses Ahead of Fall Classes
Sep 1 2016 // State officials in New York are marking the start of fall college classes with a series of campus fire safety inspections. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office said Friday personnel from the Division of Homeland Security and...
University of Colorado Business School Settles Discrimination Suit for $40k
Aug 31 2016 // The University of Colorado has paid a former business school staffer $40,000 to settle a federal gender discrimination complaint. The Daily Camera reported that Robin Miglarese, the former associate director of operations...
New Hampshire Encourages Proper Coverage for College Students This Fall
Aug 31 2016 // The New Hampshire Insurance Department is advocating that families sending students to college get the right insurance coverage for their children. “We recommend that when college students and their families prepare...
Judge Denies Another Trump Bid to Block Fraud Lawsuit Against University
Aug 31 2016 // Donald J. Trump and his now-defunct real-estate university lost another legal attempt to block former students from suing as a group in a California case accusing the Republican presidential candidate of fraud. Trump...
How Public Universities Are Transferring Risks to Private Sector
Aug 30 2016 // U.S. public universities are increasingly turning to public-private partnerships to develop student housing and other campus projects, sometimes using the structure to transfer borrowing and liability risks to the private...
IIAD’s Land Named InVEST Volunteer of the Year
Aug 26 2016 // The InVEST Program has named Tammy Land, executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents of Dallas (IIAD) with the Dach Award. The Dach Award honors an insurance industry volunteer who has made tremendous...
Questions, Research on Possible Synthetic Turf Link to Athletes’ Cancer Continue
Aug 26 2016 // Their son is gone. Luke Beardemphl, a standout Tacoma, Washington soccer player during his years at Stadium High School, died last year at 24, following a seven-year battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But Luke’s...
28 Buses Damaged in School District Garage Fire in Washington
Aug 25 2016 // Authorities say a large fire has damaged at least 28 buses belonging to the Puyallup School District in Washington on Aug. 24 Puyallup police tweeted that sounds of explosions were coming from the fire and that roads in...
California School District Police Chief Sues over Alleged Retaliation
Aug 24 2016 // The police chief of a California school district has sued his employers, claiming he faced a hostile work environment after blowing the whistle on alleged misuse of a criminal database by district employees. KBAK-TV...
Protecting Vehicles from Cyberattacks Focus of U. of Arkansas Project
Aug 22 2016 // In 2015, two researchers remotely hacked a Jeep Cherokee being driven by a reporter who documented how the researchers controlled everything from the car’s radio and media console to its brakes and steering. For Dr....
Oregon University Confidently Building $50M Center in Tsunami Zone
Aug 22 2016 // Oregon State University is moving ahead with plans to build a $50 million expansion to house its marine science initiative in a tsunami inundation zone in Newport despite warnings from a state geologist that the site could...
New York’s Columbia University Faces $100M Lawsuit for Mismanaging Retirement Plan
Aug 18 2016 // Columbia University was accused on Tuesday of mismanaging its retirement plan in a federal civil lawsuit that alleges $100 million in damages. The suit is the latest to target a major university’s retirement plan...
Uber to Reunite with Alabama College Towns
Aug 18 2016 // The ridesharing service Uber plans to return to two Alabama cities this week as students return to college campuses. Local media report that city officials in Auburn and Tuscaloosa have approved ordinances in recent weeks...
