Associated PressRecruitment & RetentionUniversity of Washington Expects Record Freshman ClassSEATTLE- The University of Washington is expecting the largest incoming freshman class in its history. The school’s flagship Seattle campus will have about 7,050 first-year students, up from a little less than 6,800 last year. Sixty-three percent are from Washington state. The Seattle Times reports the increase is driven in part by a record number […]July 16, 2018News RoundupStudy: Post-Katrina Changes Improved New Orleans SchoolsNEW ORLEANS — A Tulane University-based research group says New Orleans public schools saw sustained improvement in achievement scores, high school graduation rates and students’ college performance following Hurricane Katrina. The Education Research Alliance for New Orleans study credits reforms implemented during a state takeover of most of the city’s schools with the improvements. Monday’s […]July 16, 2018News RoundupJefferson University Offers Medical Marijuana Grad ProgramsPHILADELPHIA — Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia will be offering graduate-level certificate programs in medical marijuana. Courses start this fall for two graduate certificate programs in cannabis medicine and cannabinoid pharmacology at the school’s Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp. A third program on cannabinoid chemistry and toxicology will get underway […]July 13, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Louisville Removing Papa John from Stadium NameThe University of Louisville is removing Papa John’s from its football stadium’s name after a report the pizza chain’s founder used a racial slur. The company’s logo has been on Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium since it was built 20 years ago. John Schnatter, who also resigned from the university’s board of trustees, apologized this week […]July 13, 2018News RoundupUniversity of South Carolina Raises Tuition Nearly 3 PercentCOLUMBIA, S.C. The University of South Carolina is raising undergraduate tuition costs for the coming year nearly 3 percent. The school’s board of trustees approved the increase Wednesday. The school said in a news release that in addition to the 2.9 percent tuition increase, there will also be a 3.5 percent increase in food service […]July 12, 2018News RoundupChinese Professor Suspended Following Misconduct ComplaintsBEIJING— A leading Chinese university has suspended a prominent primatologist in a victory for China’s slow-building #MeToo movement. Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou said in a Thursday statement on social media that it would suspend Zhang Peng and revoke his honorary titles after confirming two complaints from female students. The university did not disclose the […]July 12, 2018News RoundupWhite Nationalist Agrees to Discourage Paramilitary ActivityRICHMOND, Va. — An organizer of a White nationalist rally that erupted in violence in Virginia last summer has agreed to “actively discourage” armed paramilitary activity at any future rallies in Charlottesville, under an agreement filed in court Thursday. The consent decree signed by Jason Kessler resolves a lawsuit brought on behalf of the city […]July 12, 2018News RoundupAppeals Court Hears Challenge to Texas Campus Carry LawNEW ORLEANS — Attorneys for three University of Texas professors asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to revive their challenge of a law allowing people with concealed-handgun licenses to carry weapons on public university campuses. Two of the professors, Lisa Moore and Mia Carter, were on the front row as a three-judge panel of the […]July 11, 2018News RoundupCU Boulder Professor Pleads Guilty to Mail FraudBOULDER, Colo. — A mechanical engineering professor at the University of Colorado Boulder has pleaded guilty to mail fraud for using funds from a research grant for personal expenses, including international travel. Oleg Viktorovich Vasilyev, 50, pleaded guilty Monday. Sentencing on the federal charge is scheduled for Oct. 25. Court records show Vasilyev received a […]July 11, 2018News RoundupGOP Candidates Call for University to Remove Flag Art PieceLAWRENCE, Kan. Kansas Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer and Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Wednesday demanded that the University of Kansas take down an art display that involves an altered U.S. flag, calling it disrespectful to the military. The piece, called “Untitled (Flag 2), is the last of a series of flag pieces that have […]July 11, 2018Previous PagePage 3 of 569Next Page