Most Popular Universities Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Universities Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Cannabis Retailers Must Face College Athlete’s Psychosis Claims
Jun 30 2025 // A former champion college athlete and aspiring Olympian known for his prowess in track and field events has advanced his lawsuit that blames cannabis retailers for his cannabis-induced psychosis that led to a suicide...
#2 University Student Sues Sorority and Landlord Over Fall From Window
Sep 4 2024 // A Northeastern University student and her parents are suing a sorority, its chapter president and a landlord after the student fell from a window and suffered critical injuries at a party. Sarah Cox, then a junior at the...
#3 12 University Lacrosse Players Diagnosed With Rare Muscle Injury After Workout
Sep 24 2024 // A dozen Tufts University men’s lacrosse players have been diagnosed with a rare muscle injury after participating in a voluntary, supervised 45-minute workout that the team conducted, a university spokesperson said...
#4 College Team Physicians Wary of Greater Liability Risk With Athletes Making Money
Jun 25 2025 // The professionalization of college sports has prompted concern among team physicians that they will be exposed to a greater risk of being sued by athletes who claim a poor outcome from treatment caused them to lose future...
#5 When 2025 Arrives, So Will the End of the Amateur Athlete in College Sports
Dec 30 2024 // When the page turns on 2024, it will be time to say goodbye, once and for all, to the amateur athlete in college sports. In theory, the concept held on stubbornly via the quaint and now all-but-dead notion that...
#6 Lawsuit Targets Universities for Allegedly Favoring Wealthy in Admissions
Dec 26 2024 // Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools. Georgetown’s...
#7 Fraternity Members Charged in Death of Southern University Student
Mar 14 2025 // Two more arrests have been made in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student who was repeatedly punched during an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual, Baton Rouge police announced. Kyle...
#8 Northwestern University Cheerleader Drops Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Aug 30 2024 // EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — A cheerleader has dropped her federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Northwestern University. Hayden Richardson filed the lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois in January 2021 alleging...
#9 Judge Strikes Down Trump Guidance Against DEI at Schools and Colleges
Aug 19 2025 // A federal judge last Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities. In her ruling, U.S. District Judge...
#10 Columbia University Hack Affected 870,000 People, Included Some Health Data
Aug 11 2025 // A recent breach of Columbia University’s computer systems compromised personal information of about 870,000 people, including students and applicants, according to the school’s reports to state officials in the...
#11 Hacked Columbia University Data Includes Banking Numbers, GPAs
Aug 5 2025 // The financial information and academic performance of Columbia University students and alumni were stolen in a recent breach, according to a Bloomberg News review of some of the pilfered data. The data includes bank...
#12 Judge Tosses Opera Singer’s Lawsuit Against the University of Michigan Over Firing
Feb 12 2025 // A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an acclaimed opera singer who sued the University of Michigan over his firing for what the school deemed sexual misconduct. David Daniels waited too long to sue the university, U.S....
#13 Baptist College in Georgia Places President on Leave as it Probes Sex Abuse Claims
Jun 10 2025 // A Baptist college in northeast Georgia has placed its president on leave while it investigates whether he ignored claims that a former administrator was abusing students. Trustees at Truett McConnell University in...
#14 Transgender Runner Sues NCAA and College for Removal From Track Team
Aug 21 2025 // Long-distance runner Evie Parts has sued the NCAA and Swarthmore College as well as members of its athletic department, saying they illegally removed her from the track team because she is a transgender...
#15 University of California Purchases Sensor-Triggered Earthquake Parametric Policy
Oct 2 2024 // What is being called the first sensor-triggered earthquake parametric insurance policy in the U.S. was purchased by The University of California. Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, and...
#16 Mississippi Senate’s University DEI Ban Goes to Negotiations With House
Feb 13 2025 // The Mississippi Senate passed a bill Thursday that would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s universities, a priority elevated by Republican President Donald Trump. Senate Republicans...
#17 Northwestern University Finalizing Settlement Over Football Hazing Scandal
Apr 10 2025 // Former Northwestern University football players are finalizing an agreement with the school to settle lawsuits alleging hazing and abuse that led to longtime coach Pat Fitzgerald’s firing, a school spokesman and...
#18 ‘What About Legacy Admissions?’ Critics Ask as Trump Presses Colleges for Merit
Aug 22 2025 // As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape college admissions, he’s promising a new era of fairness, with an emphasis on merit and test scores and a blind eye toward diversity. Yet the Republican president’s...
#19 University Faces Scrutiny Over Chinese Scientists’ Smuggling of Biological Materials
Jul 16 2025 // The University of Michigan is under federal scrutiny after two Chinese scientists linked to the school were separately charged with smuggling biological materials into the United States. The Education Department on Tuesday...
#20 Trump Administration Targets George Mason University in Anti-DEI Campaign
Jul 14 2025 // The Trump administration last Thursday opened a civil rights investigation into the hiring practices at George Mason University, expanding a national campaign against diversity policies to Virginia’s largest public...
