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University Presidents Oppose Push for Guns on Campuses in Oklahoma
Oct 10 2014 // Allowing more students and faculty at colleges and universities to carry guns on campus would be a serious mistake and jeopardize the public’s safety, the University of Oklahoma president told members of a state...
West Virginia Judges Give Preliminary OK to University Settlement
Oct 8 2014 // A January hearing is set on a proposed settlement of hundreds of lawsuits against Mountain State University. Media outlets reported that a three-judge mass litigation panel gave preliminary approval to the settlement...
Former Lady Vols Media Chief Settles Bias Claim with U of Tennessee
Oct 6 2014 // Former Lady Vols media director Debby Jennings has reached a $320,000 settlement in her lawsuit against the University of Tennessee and athletic director Dave Hart. Jennings’ lawyer, David Burkhalter, released a...
Gonzaga University Settles For $400K in Student Death
Oct 3 2014 // Gonzaga University has paid $400,000 to the family of Christopher Gormley, a student from Everett who died on a kayak trip organized by the school. The 18-year-old Gormley was one of seven people on a kayak trip to Rock...
Coastal Carolina University Suspends 3 Fraternities
Sep 29 2014 // Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C. has suspended three fraternities after administrators received hazing complaints. Coastal spokeswoman Martha Hunn told local reporters the chapters of Kappa Sigma, Tau Kappa...
Colleges Look to Control Fraternities, Hazing As Tragic Incidents Multiply
Sep 29 2014 // The death of a Clemson University sophomore is the latest incident to raise alarms about safety at fraternities on U.S. campuses, with more colleges cracking down on dangerous behavior. Clemson, in South Carolina, said...
Kentucky Family Sues Over Transylvania University Drowning
Sep 25 2014 // The family of a teenager who drowned while attending a summer academic camp at Transylvania University has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Thirteen-year-old Ricky Harris III, a seventh-grader at Bondurant Middle School in...
University of North Texas Scholarship Program to Honor McLendon
Sep 17 2014 // A scholarship program for students majoring in risk management, insurance, or financial services at the University of North Texas has been established in honor of Maureen C. McLendon. McLendon, a Dallas-area insurance...
Insurer to Pay for Florida Gators-Idaho Vandals Cancelled Game
Sep 15 2014 // The University of Florida’s Athletic Department is scheduled to collect $1.8 million under a Lloyd’s of London insurance policy that covers the loss of ticket revenue in the event a home game is cancelled. The...
U of M, Carmakers Fund Research Toward Communicating Cars
Sep 9 2014 // A group of companies, including several large automakers, have joined a public-private research initiative to lay the groundwork for a system that wirelessly connects vehicles and helps smooth the flow of traffic, the...
University of Kentucky to Study Workplace Safety in Appalachia
Sep 9 2014 // A center at the University of Kentucky is receiving a five-year, $5 million grant to improve occupational health and safety in central Appalachia and Kentucky. UK said the region reports higher rates of occupational...
Insurer to Participate in Proposed Fund for Failed West Virginia School
Aug 15 2014 // Former Mountain State University students who sued the now-defunct Beckley, West Virginia school would be entitled to compensation under a tentative settlement announced this week. The proposed settlement announced by...
Primary-Enforced Texting Laws Save Drivers’ Lives: University Research
Jul 28 2014 // New research appears to confirm that laws against texting while driving do reduce traffic fatalities if they are primary enforcement laws. Primary texting bans are associated with a three percent reduction in traffic...
Judge Approves NCAA’s $60 Million Video Game Settlement
Jul 25 2014 // The National Collegiate Athletic Association and Electronic Arts Inc. won a judge’s preliminary approval of $60 million in settlements of athletes’ claims that their images were used in video games without...
Hanover Offers Insurance Advice for Parents Sending Kids to College
Jul 22 2014 // The Hanover Insurance Group advises that as new high school graduates get ready to head off to college, parents would be wise to prepare for potential risks and liabilities, and to consider the insurance...
University of Connecticut Pays $1.3M to Settle Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit
Jul 21 2014 // The University of Connecticut said it will pay a group of students almost $1.3 million to settle a sex discrimination suit filed last year that led to a hearing in the state legislature. The five current and former female...
Penn. Professor Studying Cardiovascular Stress on Volunteer Firefighters
Jul 16 2014 // Sometimes, the most deadly part of a fire isn’t the smoke or flames but the stress placed on a firefighter’s body as they move in, out, up and down a burning building. Wearing heavy “bunker gear”...
Duke University in Trademark Shootout with John Wayne Family
Jul 10 2014 // Bloomberg John Wayne Enterprises LLC, a family business set up to protect rights associated with the late movie actor, asked a federal court to declare that its trademarks don’t infringe those of Duke University. In...
Colleges Lack Training to Prevent Sexual Assaults: Senator
Jul 9 2014 // One in five U.S. colleges doesn’t provide faculty and staff with training in how to respond to victims of sexual assault, according to a survey by Senator Claire McCaskill. In addition, about 31 percent of the...
NCAA Recommends ‘Culture Shift’ of Reduced Contact in Football Practices
Jul 9 2014 // The National Collegiate Athletic Association suggested curbing full-contact football practices, echoing a policy instituted by the Ivy League in 2011. The recommendation is among a set of guidelines created to...
