‘Clear as mud’ housing refund plans irk college students
RALEIGH, N.C. — When Laura Comino opened the housing email from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in June, she knew she had to take action. At the direction…
Harvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international students
BOSTON — Colleges and universities pushed back Wednesday against the Trump administration’s decision to make international students leave the country if they plan on taking classes entirely online this fall,…
K-State players announce boycott after student’s Floyd tweet
Kansas State football players say they will boycott all team activities until administrators create a policy that would allow a student to be expelled for “openly racist, threatening or disrespectful…
Med student charged with research smuggling freed on bond
A medical student from China who U.S. authorities say tried to smuggle cancer research material out of the country has been freed on $100,000 bond over the objections of federal…
University of Michigan won’t change investigation into abuse
ANN ARBOR, Mich, — University of Michigan leaders said Friday that they plan to stay the course with their own investigation into allegations a deceased team doctor molested hundreds of…
Towson student group: Rename buildings honoring slave owners
A group of Towson University students wants school officials to rename two dormitories that honor Maryland politicians who owned slaves February 27, 2020, 2:40 PM 2 min read TOWSON, Md.…
MIT to caption online videos after discrimination lawsuit
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has agreed to make its website and online educational videos more accessible to people who are deaf and hard of hearing under a settlement announced…
Professor suspended for calling police on black student
An Indiana university says a white professor accused of discrimination after he called university police to his classroom because a black student refused to change seats won’t teach for the…
Colorado university to offer cannabis-related degree
University officials in Colorado have received state approval to offer a cannabis-related degree program February 8, 2020, 5:45 PM 2 min read PUEBLO, Colo. — A university in Colorado will…
Purdue University to offer free tampons, pads in bathrooms
Purdue University will offer free tampons and other feminine hygiene products in campus bathrooms in response to student advocates who have been pushing for the move for three years February…