Latest Universities Headlines
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Football Player with Down Syndrome Sues Ohio College for Discrimination
May 17 2023 // An Ohio man who was the first person with Down syndrome to play and score a point in a college football game is now suing the school, its president and several staffers. Caden Cox alleges he was the target of disability...
Texas Mutual Awards $1M in Grants to 10 Colleges
May 15 2023 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced it is awarding $1 million in grants to 10 colleges across Texas to fund workplace safety courses for business owners, employees and the general public. Texas Mutual began its...
Alliant Insurance Foundation Announces Education Partnership With Louisiana’s Southern University
May 9 2023 // The Alliant Insurance Foundation, in partnership with Southern University, the Louisiana Department of Insurance, and the Spencer Educational Foundation, has launched its first initiative, funding a risk management and...
SE University VP Sentenced for Defrauding School in Website Design Project
May 3 2023 // A former Florida college administrator has been sentenced to one year and three months in federal prison for defrauding the school out of $155,000 during a website redesign project. Brian Carroll, 47, of New Market,...
Roof Collapse at House Injures 14 Near Ohio State University
May 1 2023 // COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Part of a house collapsed and 14 people were injured near The Ohio State University Saturday evening when people climbed onto a roof that was not designed to hold significant weight, authorities...
Family of Crash Victim Settles With Basketball Coach, Syracuse University
Apr 28 2023 // The family of a man who was fatally struck by a vehicle driven by former Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim in 2019 has agreed to settle a lawsuit against Boeheim and the university, according to court...
Students Flunk Test for Class Action Over Covid Cutbacks by University
Apr 10 2023 // A federal court has rejected a proposed class action by students against Boston University over alleged damages they suffered due to cutbacks by the school during the Covid-19 pandemic. The students sought a refund of...
University Faces Class-Action by Students Over COVID Campus Lockdown
Apr 5 2023 // A lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of coronavirus can proceed as a class action on behalf of thousands of students who were enrolled and paid...
Kentucky University Agrees to $14M Settlement in Wrestler’s Death
Mar 20 2023 // A Kentucky university has agreed to a settlement of more than $14 million over the death of a student wrestler hours after practice, the school announced. The settlement over the death of junior Grant Brace, 20, of...
Former Oregon State University Dean Wins $600K Whistleblower Lawsuit
Mar 1 2023 // A jury has awarded over $600,000 to a former Oregon State University dean who sued the school for whistleblower retaliation. University officials disagree with the verdict issued earlier this month and plan to appeal,...
3 Massachusetts Firms to Pay $325K Over Asbestos Work at State University
Feb 23 2023 // A Waltham-based construction contractor, Devens-based plumbing contractor, and Woburn-based demolition company will pay up to $325,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations of illegal asbestos work during a renovation...
Three College Students Killed in West Virginia Auto Accident
Feb 9 2023 // Three Virginia college students were killed when their vehicle left a road and struck a tree in West Virginia, authorities said Friday. The single-vehicle accident occurred Thursday night along West Virginia Route 259 near...
Ransomware Outbreak Hits US and European Universities, Florida Supreme Court
Feb 7 2023 // A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and Central Europe, according to a Reuters analysis of ransom notes posted online...
University of California Fires Swim Coach over Misconduct, Harassment Allegations
Feb 2 2023 // Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement. McKeever led...
Ohio’s Oberlin College Completes Paying Out $25M Judgment in Libel Lawsuit
Dec 21 2022 // OBERLIN. Ohio (AP) – Oberlin College has completed paying out a $25 million judgment to an Ohio bakery that won a libel lawsuit against the school after a shoplifting incident involving three Black students. The...
Alcohol Causes 1 in 20 Deaths in Massachusetts, Boston University Report Shows
Dec 15 2022 // Alcohol kills on average 2,760 people a year in Massachusetts and the health, safety and economic toll of liquor on Bay State residents outstrips revenues from state alcohol taxes. Those are among the findings from a new...
University Of Idaho Settles Students’ $90K Lawsuit
Dec 14 2022 // _ The University of Idaho will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit from members of a Christian law students’ organization who claimed their freedom of speech was violated when the school’s civil rights...
Students Sue University of Vermont Over Response to Sexual Assaults
Dec 13 2022 // Three women are suing the University of Vermont, saying the school failed to adequately respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted while students on the Burlington campus. The civil suit, which is seeking...
Student Killed, More Than 2 Dozen Injured in Brandeis University Bus Crash
Nov 21 2022 // A college student died while more than two dozen other passengers and the driver were injured when a bus returning from a hockey game struck a tree in suburban Boston, authorities said. The preliminary investigation...
Brown University Criticizes ACLU Statement on Women’s Sports Case
Nov 15 2022 // Brown University is taking issue with a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union regarding a court order that requires the Ivy league school to pay more than $1 million to cover fees and expenses related to a...
