Latest Universities Headlines
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Connecticut Weighs Ban on Legacy Admissions at Private and Public Colleges
Mar 18 2024 // Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University. A bill was advanced to the...
Connecticut State University Dormitory Fire Displaces 60 Students
Mar 8 2024 // A dormitory fire Monday at Central Connecticut State University is forcing 60 students into temporary housing, the university said. The started around 6 p.m. on the first floor of F. Don James Hall, the university said....
Liberty University to Pay $14M Fine for Failure to Disclose Campus Crimes
Mar 7 2024 // Liberty University has agreed to pay an unprecedented $14 million fine for the Christian school’s failure to disclose information about crimes on its campus and for its treatment of sexual assault survivors, the U.S....
University of Maryland Suspends Fraternities and Sororities Pending Investigation
Mar 4 2024 // The University of Maryland has ordered fraternities and sororities on campus to suspend social and recruitment activities after the school received multiple reports of unsafe activities. A letter sent Friday from...
Universities Settle Financial-Aid Antitrust Lawsuit for $166M
Feb 26 2024 // Dartmouth, Northwestern, Rice and Vanderbilt universities have agreed to pay a combined $166 million to resolve claims that they favored wealthy student applicants, pushing total settlements in a federal antitrust lawsuit...
New Concerns About NC State University Building Found to Have PCBs
Feb 20 2024 // Concerns and controversy have continued to mount over the presence of toxic chemicals, including cancer-linked polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, found in a building at North Carolina State University. The Raleigh News...
College Board to Pay Penalty and Stop Monetizing New York Students’ Data
Feb 14 2024 // College Board, which administers standard educational tests that are used as part of college admissions, has agreed to a $750,000 settlement with New York state for violating students’ privacy and unlawfully selling...
Columbia University Sued by Jewish Student Over Campus Antisemitism
Feb 14 2024 // Columbia University was sued by a Jewish graduate student who claims the campus experienced an “explosion” of antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. Mackenzie Forrest, 23, claims she faced...
Furman University, Family Mourning After Collapse, Death of Football Player
Feb 13 2024 // GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Furman University defensive tackle Bryce Stanfield died Friday, two days after collapsing during a workout at the school’s football stadium. Furman President Elizabeth Davis said in a letter...
Labor Official Rules Dartmouth College Basketball Players Are School Employees
Feb 9 2024 // A National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled on Monday that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor union for NCAA...
Family of Slain California College Student Sues for Wrongful Death Nearly 30 Years Later
Feb 5 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...
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....
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...
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...
