Associated PressNews RoundupAlabama College Ending Aquaculture Program After 27 YearsAn Alabama college is citing declining enrollment for a decision to ends its aquaculture program after 27 years. Gadsden State Community College says it will discontinue the courses next spring. School spokeswoman Jackie Edmondson tells The Gadsden Times the program was one of the few of its kind in the nation. The program teaches students […]June 25, 2018News RoundupDirector of University of Minnesota’s Raptor Center RetiresFor someone who’s had a hand in the release of more than 10,000 rehabilitated birds of prey, Pat Redig seems to have a tough time being set free himself. Redig is co-founder and former director of the Gabbert Raptor Center on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus. His supposed last day of work […]June 25, 2018News RoundupKansas Regents Approve Tuition Increases for UniversitiesTOPEKA, Kan.— The Kansas Board of Regents has approved tuition and fee increases for all six public universities, citing a need to keep pace with rising costs and declining state support. Full-time resident undergraduate students attending the University of Kansas in Lawrence will see a combined tuition-and-fee increase of about 3 percent. The increase will bring […]June 23, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Oklahoma President Says $1B Debt Not UncommonNORMAN, Okla.— The president of the University of Oklahoma says the school’s nearly $1 billion debt is large but comparable to similar public universities. The Oklahoman reports President David Boren’s Wednesday statement followed earlier remarks by his successor, who starts July 1. Incoming president Jim Gallogly said Tuesday that the school is losing $36 million […]June 23, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Texas to Settle Ex-Coach’s Discrimination LawsuitThe University of Texas has agreed to settle a race and sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney. Kearney attorney Jody Mask on Wednesday told The Associated Press that the case will be dismissed. University spokesman Gary Susswein confirmed the school agreed to settle. Terms were not immediately disclosed. Kearney was […]June 23, 2018News RoundupCourt Upholds Conviction in Brown University Athlete AssaultPROVIDENCE, R.I. The Rhode Island Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Connecticut man who assaulted a former Brown University basketball player, leaving him permanently impaired. The Providence Journal reports the court ruling Wednesday supported the felony assault conviction of 29-year-old Tory Lussier in the 2013 attack on Joseph Sharkey. Prosecutors say Lussier confronted […]June 21, 2018News RoundupDeal Was to Pay MSU Lawyer $1.3M Even if FiredLansing – Two people familiar with the situation say Michigan State University’s new general counsel, appointed to help deal with fallout from the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal, would make nearly $1.3 million over three years even if he was let go before his contract ended. The people spoke Wednesday to the Associated Press on […]June 21, 2018SportsDoctor Accused of Abuse at Ohio State Potentially Linked to Other UniversitiesCOLUMBUS, Ohio – A now-dead doctor accused of sexual misconduct by former student athletes at Ohio State University said he acted as a team physician at other universities, most of which won’t say if they are reviewing those connections or whether any concerns were raised about him. Ohio State employment records reviewed by The Associated […]June 21, 2018News RoundupSecond Person Dies After Shooting Near Chicago UniversityCHICAGO — A teenage shooting victim, whom Chicago paramedics covered with a sheet mistakenly believing he had been instantly killed, has died almost a day later. Six people were shot at a party near the University of Illinois-Chicago campus early Monday, including a 22-year-old woman who was declared dead at the scene. Seventeen-year-old Erin Carey […]June 20, 2018News RoundupUniversity of Toledo President Gets Raise, Longer ContractTOLEDO, Ohio – The University of Toledo is extending the contract for its president through at least 2023 and raising her pay. The amended contract for school President Sharon Gaber was approved Monday by the school’s board of trustees. It raises her salary by $51,000, to $510,000 and provides a $90,000 bonus. Gaber became president […]June 20, 2018Previous PagePage 7 of 569Next Page