Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at [email protected].News RoundupUniversity of Southern California Grapples With Increase in Student DeathsNine student deaths at the University of Southern California (USC) this school year have left students, faculty and administrators with mounting concern over how to handle and prevent student death. A campus of 47,500 students, USC usually averages four to 15 student deaths each school year. But since Aug. 24 the university has already suffered […]November 13, 2019News RoundupSchool Administrator Pleads Guilty in College Admissions ScandalAfter rigging the test scores of children who came from affluent and powerful families, Igor Dvorskiy, administrator of a small school in West Hollywood, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering in a Boston courtroom yesterday according to a Los Angeles Times report. Dvorskiy admitted to pocketing nearly $150,000 from William “Rick” Singer, a Newport […]November 13, 2019News RoundupGov. Andrew Cuomo Calls for Investigation Into Racist Incident at Syracuse UniversityNearly a week after racist slurs against Black and Asian students were discovered at a Syracuse University (SU) residence hall, New York’s Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the New York State Police Hate Crimes Task Force and the State Division of Human Rights to investigate the incident. According to the student newspaper The Daily Orange, […]November 12, 2019News RoundupRadford University Disciplines Employee Responsible for Stolen Student NewspapersRadford University has internally disciplined a “classified staff employee” responsible for swiping some of the 1,000 missing copies of the university’s student-run newspaper The Tartan in September. The university has not identified the worker’s name, but Chief of Police David Underwood stated in a letter that the worker will not be charged criminally. In the […]November 11, 2019News RoundupHampton University Offers Another Free Semester to Bahamian StudentsAfter Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in August, Hampton University opened its doors to 43 displaced students from the University of the Bahamas-North Campus. Now, as the fall semester draws to a close, Hampton University recently announced it will offer those students a second semester of free room, board and tuition. “It’s a great feeling,” […]November 8, 2019News RoundupEmerson College Looks to Absorb Marlboro CollegeOfficials from Emerson College said that it is considering a plan to merge with Marlboro College, a small liberal arts school located in southern Vermont. Due to declining college enrollment nationwide, Marlboro, like many other schools, has struggled financially in recent years. In a statement Marlboro’s President Dr. Kevin Quigley wrote, “While this announcement is […]November 7, 2019Previous PagePage 43 of 43
