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Regents: Assault Allegations Raise Question about Iowa Policies

IOWA CITY Iowa The way the University of Iowa has handled allegations of sexual assault by a female student raises questions about whether the universities polices are adequate, according to a letter sent by the president of the Board of Regents to U of I President Sally Mason.

November 19, 2007

Delaware State Shooting Shows Gaps in Campus Violence Prevention Programs

Immediately after the shooting that later claimed the life of Shalita Middleton, 17, Delaware State University officials utilized many of the lessons learned from the Virginia Tech massacre, and responded by quickly locking down the campus and notifying students and staff. But what do campuses do to prevent the violence in the first place?

November 17, 2007

University of South Carolina Holds Memorial for Victims of Beach House Fire

COLUMBIA S.C. Hundreds of mourners gathered Wednesday at the University of South Carolina to remember seven college students who were killed last month when a beach house caught fire while they celebrated the end of the season’s warm weather.

November 7, 2007

Grand Jury Hearing Postponed in Delaware State U. Shooter Case

DOVER Del. The state Attorney General’s office says it will be at least another month before the Kent County grand jury hears the case against Loyer Braden, the man charged in the September shooting at Delaware State University.

November 6, 2007

Southern University’s Interim Chancellor Trying to Retain Students

BATON ROUGE La. Margaret Ambrose may only be the “interim” chancellor of Southern University, but that does not mean she is just keeping a seat warm.

October 14, 2007

Supreme Court won’t hear Dorrance sexual harassment lawsuit

RALEIGH N.C. The U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition Monday to hear arguments in the sexual harassment case against the women’s soccer coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, knocking down the final legal barrier to a jury trial.

October 1, 2007

Castleton State officials urge caution after sex assaults

CASTLETON Vt. Castleton State College security officers are stepping up patrols and staffing in the wake of two reports of sexual assault on the campus.

September 18, 2007

Women’s lawsuit against University of Colorado set for trial in ’09

DENVER A lawsuit filed by two women who say they were raped at a party attended by University of Colorado football players and recruits has been set for trial in 2009.

September 17, 2007

Southern U. President Agrees to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit

BATON ROUGE, La. Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter has agreed to settle his whistleblower lawsuit over alleged sexual harassment by the chairman of his system’s governing board in exchange for a two-year contract and a salary supplement that will nearly double his state-funded salary of $220,000.

August 30, 2007

UNM suspends fraternity activities in wake of charges

ALBUQUERQUE The University of New Mexico has suspended activities at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity after campus police arrested one of its members on suspicion of sexual assault.

August 15, 2007

Leadership & Policy

Eastern Illinois fires athletic director

CHAMPAIGN Ill. Eastern Illinois University fired Athletic Director Rich McDuffie two weeks after saying it found no evidence to support a sexual harassment claim made against him.

August 13, 2007

NY teacher convicted of molesting student, cleared in other cases

SYRACUSE N.Y. A former music teacher at the Onondaga Indian Nation School was convicted Thursday of molesting one of his students.

August 6, 2007

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