Tag: Around Academe
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Government Accountability Office sued over cuts in men’s sports
A group called the College Sports Council has filed a lawsuit against the Government Accountability…
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NCAA approves penalties for failure
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has given preliminary approval to a plan to take scholarships…
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New center will study terrorism
A new research center focusing on terrorism will be located at the University of Maryland’s…
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UC-Berkeley law school may privatize
The dean of the University of California at Berkeley’s law school would like to partly…
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Google will digitize millions of books
Five of the world’s largest libraries have joined Google to digitize millions of books and…
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Researcher arrested for SARS fraud
A former cancer and AIDS researcher from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, affiliated with Harvard Medical…
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Student government shut down
The administration at Occidental College in Los Angeles pulled the plug on student government activities…
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Bars sued for fixing prices
Two University of Wisconsin students have brought an anti-trust lawsuit against 24 Madison bars that, according to…
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Wisconsin med schools get millions
The University of Wisconsin Medical School and the Medical College of Wisconsin will split an…
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Nevada issues tuition refunds
Refunds will be issued to approximately 5,700 students who attended Nevada public colleges between 1995…
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Washington: Private colleges may compete for state funds
A budget provision presented to Washington’s governor would allow private colleges in the state to…
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Researchers denied travel to Cuba
The United States has decided not to grant travel visas to about 70 medical professors,…
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Dance marathon raises $3.5 million
The IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon held at Pennsylvania State University continues to be the largest student-run philanthropy in…
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Federal judge: Colleges can deny admission to illegal immigrants
A federal judge tossed out part of a lawsuit aimed at Virginia’s public colleges, saying…
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Utah considers guns on campus
A bill sent to the governor of Utah could overturn a ban on guns on…
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Harvard lifts program restrictions
Harvard Business School has decided to open admissions for a summer program to applicants regardless…
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No athletics dept. at Jacksonville U.
The acting president of Jacksonville University in Florida has decided to formally disband the athletics department…
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BC settles newspaper dispute
After three months of negotiations, The Heights, Boston College’s independent student newspaper, and the college…
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American Cancer Society: Researchers can’t have it both ways
The American Cancer Society has adopted a policy that will prevent researchers from receiving grant…
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Texas converts loans to grants
To encourage students to graduate from college on time, Texas plans to forgive students’ loans,…
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Afghanistan tosses entrance exams
More than 6,000 students in and around Kabul, Afghanistan, will have to retake their college…
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TSU fires athletics director, coach
The athletics director and football coach for Texas State University were both fired last month over…
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Maryland scholarship may change
Maryland’s Hope Scholarship program may face a $4 million cut for next year if a…
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Trustees hike tuition at UNC-CH
The board of trustees for the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill voted to increase out-of-state…
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