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Faculty & Staff

Venue Hearing Set in Ex-Penn State President Suit

A federal judge has scheduled a Nov. 14 hearing to determine whether former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s defamation suit against former FBI director Louis Freeh should be heard in federal court or in Centre County where it was filed.

September 18, 2014

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Attorney: Patti LaBelle Had Bodyguard Beat Cadet

An attorney for an ex-West Point cadet told jurors Tuesday that veteran R&B singer Patti LaBelle ordered her bodyguard to beat up the cadet as he waited for a ride home outside a Houston airport terminal, resulting in a brain injury that forced him to drop out of the military academy.

September 17, 2014

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Ex-Governors Urge Citizenship Test for Students

Three former South Carolina governors are pushing for high school students to take the same test that immigrants must pass to become a U.S. citizen.

September 17, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Obama Opens Campaign Against Campus Sexual Assault

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden plan to announce a campus sexual assault awareness campaign from the White House Friday.

September 15, 2014

HBCUs

Ball Boys to Court: Reinstate Boeheim Slander Suit

Two former Syracuse University ball boys urged the state’s highest court Tuesday to reinstate their slander lawsuit against basketball head coach Jim Boeheim.

September 9, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Purdue Still Wants Ex-Chancellor Report Kept Secret

Purdue University is continuing efforts to keep secret a report about the ouster of the Fort Wayne campus chancellor, even though federal and state judges have ruled it isn’t protected by attorney-client privilege.

September 3, 2014

African-American

Morgan State University Professor Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

A professor at Morgan State University has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining research grants from the National Science Foundation.

September 1, 2014

LGBTQ+

Longtime Tennessee Civil Rights Lawyer Dies at 86

George Barrett, a longtime Tennessee civil rights lawyer known for handling a case that ultimately desegregated the state’s public colleges and universities, has died.

August 27, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Appeals Court: Course Syllabi Not Public Records

A federal appeals court has ruled that course syllabi are exempt from Missouri’s open records law because they are the intellectual property of faculty members.

August 27, 2014

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Louisiana Gov. Jindal Sues Feds Over Common Core

The lawsuit accuses the Obama administration of illegally manipulating federal grant money and regulations to force states to adopt the education standards.

August 27, 2014

Students

St. Cloud State University Wins Dismissal of Discrimination Lawsuit

A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former administrator against St. Cloud State University.

August 20, 2014

HBCUs

Morgan State University Settles Lawsuit Over Campus Attack

A state university has agreed to a settlement with a Baltimore man who was partially blinded after being attacked on campus by a student who later told authorities he killed and cannibalized another man.

August 18, 2014