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Abusive Ohio State Doc Placed Above Accountability, Lawsuit Says
Jun 26 2020 // A former Ohio State University student health director acknowledged he knew of a doctor’s practice of conducting a genital exam on every patient he saw, according to an updated lawsuit against the university over the...
Colleges Asking Returning Athletes to Sign COVID-19 Risk Forms
Jun 22 2020 // Ohio State calls it the Buckeye Acknowledgment and Pledge, a two-page document the school asked its athletes to sign before they could begin using team facilities during the pandemic. The document SMU is requiring its...
Parents File Another Suit Against University of Utah in Student’s Death
Jun 15 2020 // The parents of a University of Utah student who was shot and killed on campus in 2018 filed another lawsuit against the school on Monday. In the lawsuit, Jill and Matt McCluskey allege the university violated the state...
University of Kentucky Student Sues for Tuition, Fees Refund
Jun 11 2020 // A student sued the University of Kentucky this week, arguing the college should have partially refunded some tuition and fees after classes were moved online and most students were sent home during the coronavirus...
Coronavirus Lockdowns Substantially Slowed the Pandemic, Research Says
Jun 8 2020 // New research shows that the restrictive measures taken around the world to slow the spread of the coronavirus have delivered considerable health benefits. Public health measures including social distancing and lockdowns...
New Orleans Universities, Archdiocese Named in Katrina Aid Lawsuit
Jun 5 2020 // Two New Orleans universities, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and a government contractor are defendants in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging fraud involving more than $100 million in Hurricane Katrina...
University in Utah, Parents Didn’t Settle Lawsuit Over Slain Student
May 29 2020 // The University of Utah did not reach a settlement after two of mediation with the parents of slain track star Lauren McCluskey who filed a $56 million lawsuit over her death in 2018. The McCluskeys’ attorney Jim...
Texas Unemployment Rate Hits 12.8% in April, Worst on Record
May 27 2020 // The state’s April jobless rate was 12.8% — Texas’ worst monthly tally on record. That number, included in the Labor Department’s monthly report released on May 22, is the government’s clearest and...
Former Student Sues Kansas’ Wichita State University over Data Breach
May 27 2020 // A former student at Wichita State University in Kansas has filed a federal lawsuit against the school over a December data breach that exposed the personal information of thousands of current and former students. Michael...
Nebraska’s Chadron State College to Pay $900K to Settle Title IX Lawsuits
May 27 2020 // The Nebraska State College System will pay $900,000 to settle two lawsuits alleging Chadron State College failed to prevent dating violence that led to a softball player’s 2015 suicide. Chadron State also will...
What’s a Life Worth? America Weighs Costs, Benefits of Social Distancing
May 25 2020 // We are becoming a nation of amateur actuaries, calculating the risk of restarting our lives. Can we go outside? Can we go back to work? Can we go to a restaurant or bar? Can we go to the beach? Can our children go back to...
Study Finds State, Local Measures Have Reduced Coronavirus Cases by 34 Million
May 15 2020 // A new report titled, “Strong Social Distancing Measures in the United States Reduced the COVID-19 Growth Rate” finds that steps taken to reduce the spread of corononavirus by state and local governments have...
Trump Administration Revises Sexual Assault Response Rules for Schools
May 8 2020 // Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday issued a new policy that will reshape the way schools and universities respond to complaints of sexual misconduct, bolstering the rights of the accused and narrowing the scope...
Students Sue Universities in North Carolina for Tuition Reimbursement
May 5 2020 // College students in North Carolina are suing universities in hopes of getting reimbursements for tuition and fees after campuses shut down and moved classes online during the coronavirus pandemic. The Raleigh News &...
College Sports Lack Options of Pro Sports for Getting Back in the Game
Apr 24 2020 // While professional sports leagues can ponder plans to isolate their athletes from the coronavirus and have them play in unusual, even secluded places, college sports have no such option. Pro sports leagues can get creative...
Turning 50, Invest High School Program Eyes Apprenticeships for Independent Agencies
Apr 20 2020 // A new apprenticeship program aimed at attracting and developing talent in the independent agency system is being rolled out by an insurance education organization that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Invest, the...
D&O Insurance Coverage and Coronavirus: Avoiding Exclusions
Apr 20 2020 // Sometimes an article needs an introduction to put the subject in context for the reader. Sadly, no introduction is needed for the coronavirus. It will have affected everyone who reads this. Some will have suffered...
States Need Data on Medical Workers’ Coronavirus Status
Apr 7 2020 // Experts and health officials who are trying to plan a response to the coronavirus outbreak are missing a critical piece of information — the number of health care workers who have tested positive for the...
6 Hurt as Tornado Tears Through Arkansas College Town
Mar 30 2020 // A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt after hitting commercial and residential areas in the college town of Jonesboro. The six people reported injured were taken to a local...
Lawsuit Alleges Kansas College Told Coaches to Recruit White Athletes
Mar 25 2020 // A small community college in northeast Kansas directed its coaches to recruit more white athletes and targeted black prospective students with excessive scrutiny such background checks before offering scholarships,...
