Latest Universities Headlines
All the headlines from our Universities Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NCAA Considers Cap on Schools’ Share of Athletes’ Insurance Cost
Dec 11 2014 // College sports’ governing body will consider limiting how much schools can contribute toward athletes’ insurance policies, according to its president. National Collegiate Athletic Association schools pay for...
University of Virginia Fraternities to Be Reinstated Jan. 9
Dec 9 2014 // The University of Virginia will lift a ban on its more than 30 fraternities and related activities, in place since Nov. 22, on Jan. 9, President Teresa A. Sullivan said. The reinstatement will be in conjunction with a new...
College Sexual Assault Charges Hard to Prove
Dec 8 2014 // An anonymous college student said in a media report that she had been gang-raped at a fraternity house. She told the reporter that she was drugged and beaten around the face, legs and vagina, yet a university dean ignored...
16 Higher Ed Students Land Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas
Dec 5 2014 // Sixteen students at four Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $32,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The ICT announced that the students attend St....
University of Memphis Earthquake Center Receives $2M Grant
Nov 26 2014 // The U.S. Geological Survey is awarding a $2 million grant to the Center for Earthquake Research and Information at the University of Memphis. The university said the three-year grant will help the center continue to...
UVA May Extend Ban on Fraternity Activities as Board Pledges Improved Safety
Nov 26 2014 // University of Virginia leaders said Tuesday that a ban on fraternity activities may be extended and pledged to increase campus safety and change the school’s sex, alcohol and fraternity culture after a searing report...
Players, Families Urge Judge to Reject NFL Concussion Settlement
Nov 19 2014 // Andy Miketa was known as the NFL’s lightest center during his two-year career with the Detroit Lions in the 1950s. At 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, Miketa used his speed and toughness to stymie defensive linemen who...
5 Ohio Universities Get Bomb Dogs
Nov 18 2014 // Five more universities around Ohio are receiving bomb-sniffing dogs as officials expand a state program that makes more of those canines available for safety needs on and off campuses. The University of Toledo, Kent State...
Viewpoint: NCAA Keeps Bungling Penn State Investigation
Nov 17 2014 // Newly released documents show that the National Collegiate Athletic Association was in contact with the investigators of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal at Pennsylvania State University. The disclosures call...
West Virginia University Suspends Fraternities
Nov 17 2014 // West Virginia University last week suspended activities at its fraternities and sororities after a freshman suffered a “catastrophic medical emergency” at a frat house. Nolan Burch, 18, from Buffalo, New York,...
Alabama Rejects $1M Claim by Parents of Slain Auburn University Student
Nov 14 2014 // An Alabama state board this week rejected a $1 million claim filed by the parents of a slain Auburn University student, who said their daughter might still be alive if the university had maintained its own police force at...
University of California Helps Businesses Implement Cellphone Bans
Nov 10 2014 // Researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine are launching a new program to help businesses in the San Diego region tackle distracted driving. The program, funded by the California Office of...
Professor, Former Agent, Adjuster to Head New Alabama Insurance Center
Nov 9 2014 // Dr. Lars Powell has been named the inaugural director of the newly-created Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at The University of Alabama. Powell is a professor of finance and holds the Whitbeck-Beyer...
Former UNC Football Player Sues College Over ‘Sham’ Education
Nov 9 2014 // Former University of North Carolina football player Michael McAdoo has filed a lawsuit against the school, saying it failed to provide him and other athletes a quality education by guiding them toward sham classes. Online...
Univ. of Minnesota Sues U.S. Wireless Carriers Over Patents
Nov 7 2014 // The University of Minnesota sued the four largest wireless carriers in the United States over alleged patent infringement. Complaints filed in U.S. District Court in Minnesota contend that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and...
LSU Flagship Campus Cleared to Buy Its Own Insurance
Nov 3 2014 // Lawmakers have given Louisiana State University (LSU) the authority to leave the state-run insurance program and buy its own coverage in a first-of-its-kind arrangement for a Louisiana public college. University System...
3 Employees Allege Racial Bias by Tennessee Temple University
Nov 2 2014 // Three one-time Tennessee Temple University employees have sued the school for alleged racial discrimination. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that Emmanuel Awotula, Dennis Clark and Jeffrey Davis filed a lawsuit...
Fireman: Trucker ‘Zombie’-Like After Fatal Bus Crash
Oct 24 2014 // Russell Staley stared out his broken windshield as darkness engulfed him and firefighters bearing chain saws cut through fallen trees to reach the passenger door of his tractor trailer. Staley had been heading north on...
$13M in Tulane University Katrina Aid Questioned
Oct 23 2014 // The inspector general for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security says federal emergency officials should recover nearly $13 million in Hurricane Katrina recovery aid awarded to Tulane University in Louisiana. The report...
New York’s Pace University Holds Disaster Preparedness Conference
Oct 21 2014 // Pace University in New York City held a conference Monday titled “Summit on Resilience: The Next Storm.” The event brought together corporate and foundation leaders and government representatives, providing a...
