Latest Universities Headlines
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Court: Iowa Universities Can’t Be Sued for Unpaid Insurance Fees
Jun 25 2015 // Iowa’s three public universities cannot be sued for allegedly refusing to pay their share into a state program that subsidizes insurance for Iowa residents who have health risks, the Iowa Court of Appeals has...
Illinois’ Harper College to Host Zurich’s Apprenticeship Program
Jun 18 2015 // A global insurance company is teaming up with a Chicago-area community college to create what they believe is the first-of-its-kind insurance apprenticeship program in the United States and one they hope will become an...
Florida Governor Signs State Insurance Licensing, Workforce Development Bill
Jun 18 2015 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents (FAIA) is celebrating the passage of House Bill 1133, a bill it sponsored in cooperation with the Florida Department of Financial Services. Passed overwhelmingly by Florida...
Florida High Court Rules that Sovereign Immunity Applies to University Athletic Program in Death of Football Player
Jun 15 2015 // A private corporation that runs the University of Central Florida’s athletic program won’t have to pay $10 million to the family of a football player who died during practice, the Florida Supreme Court ruled...
Student Sues Montana University Over ‘Negligent’ Sex Offender Hire
Jun 9 2015 // A former student is suing Montana State University for hiring a convicted sex offender as a music professor, saying the school’s negligence allowed Shuichi Komiyama to manipulate and rape her. The Bozeman Daily...
Former Tennessee College Police Chief Files Discrimination Suit
Jun 9 2015 // The former Chattanooga State Community College director of police services has filed lawsuit claiming she was discriminated against by one of her former bosses and eventually fired on trumped up charges. The lawsuit says...
Florida Supreme Court: UCF Athletic Association Entitled to Sovereign Immunity
Jun 2 2015 // A private corporation that runs the University of Central Florida’s athletic program won’t have to pay $10 million to the family of a football player who died during practice, the Florida Supreme Court ruled...
Texas Lawmakers OK ‘Campus Carry’ Bill
Jun 1 2015 // Texas surged toward allowing concealed handguns in public college classrooms, dorms and buildings with a key Senate vote May 30, while much-watched legislative efforts to curb the rising costs of free college tuition for...
Son of Alabama Lawmaker Sues College Over Fraternity Hazing
Jun 1 2015 // A former Birmingham-Southern College football recruit who said he was hazed and injured while he was trying to join a fraternity has filed a lawsuit against the college and the organization. Jonathan Ford, son of Alabama...
Bill Allows Concealed Handguns on Texas College Campus
May 27 2015 // Texas lawmakers passed a bill allowing faculty and students to carry concealed handguns inside classrooms on public college campuses. The legislation, approved over opposition from university officials, prevents schools...
Montana University Professor’s Discrimination Case to Go to Hearing
May 19 2015 // A state Human Rights Bureau investigator concluded there was reasonable cause to believe Montana State University discriminated against a professor who sought a reduced workload last fall while he was recovering from...
Asian-American Groups Target Harvard, UNC for Alleged Racial Bias in Admissions
May 18 2015 // A coalition of more than 60 Asian-American groups filed a federal discrimination action against Harvard University, claiming racial bias in undergraduate admissions. The administrative complaint follows the filing of a...
Ohio Lt. Gov./Insurance Director Taylor Tackles Multiple Roles
May 18 2015 // As Ohio’s lieutenant governor, top insurance regulator and leader of a statewide regulatory reform initiative, it might seem that Mary Taylor’s public responsibilities would often pull in her in conflicting...
North Carolina’s Appalachian State Wins 2015 RIMS Risk Management Challenge
May 18 2015 // Appalachian State University’s risk management student team has been named the winner of the Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge. The announcement was made at the RIMS 2015 Conference & Exhibition Finale, by...
Ohio’s Lt. Governor/Insurance Director Focused on Streamlining Regulation
May 18 2015 // As Ohio’s lieutenant governor, top insurance regulator and leader of a statewide regulatory reform initiative, it might seem that Mary Taylor’s public responsibilities would often pull in her in conflicting...
Miami Dade College Reaches $33.5M Settlement in Fatal Parking Garage Collapse
May 14 2015 // A settlement has been reached in the case involving a collapsed parking garage at Miami Dade College. The Miami Herald reports the college reached a $33.5 million settlement with the contractor and subcontractors hired to...
Idaho College Wants Judge to Reject Student’s $1.5M Vaccine Lawsuit
May 13 2015 // A Boise State University student is suing school officials in federal court because he contends they discriminated against him by refusing to give him a meningitis vaccine designed for younger adults. Christopher Burdge...
Suit Against New Mexico College Becomes Class Action Proceeding
May 12 2015 // A New Mexico district court judge has ruled that a lawsuit filed by eight former Dona Ana Community College students against the school will become a class-action proceeding. Las Cruces Sun-News reported that the initial...
Former Utah University Employee Files Suit Against University
May 8 2015 // A former Utah State University employee who was fired for accepting gifts says he didn’t receive proper ethics training from the university. The Herald Journal reported that the university’s former outdoor...
Southeast Schools Hoping to Fill Need for Insurance Cybersecurity Experts
May 5 2015 // The insurance industry, like other businesses, has come to realize it needs to do more to protect its companies, customers, employees and portfolios from cyber threats. Cyber-savvy professionals are in high-demand and are...
