Latest Universities Headlines
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3 Massachusetts Firms to Pay $325K Over Asbestos Work at State University
Feb 23 2023 // A Waltham-based construction contractor, Devens-based plumbing contractor, and Woburn-based demolition company will pay up to $325,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations of illegal asbestos work during a renovation...
Three College Students Killed in West Virginia Auto Accident
Feb 9 2023 // Three Virginia college students were killed when their vehicle left a road and struck a tree in West Virginia, authorities said Friday. The single-vehicle accident occurred Thursday night along West Virginia Route 259 near...
Ransomware Outbreak Hits US and European Universities, Florida Supreme Court
Feb 7 2023 // A global ransomware outbreak has scrambled servers belonging to Florida’s Supreme Court and several universities in the United States and Central Europe, according to a Reuters analysis of ransom notes posted online...
University of California Fires Swim Coach over Misconduct, Harassment Allegations
Feb 2 2023 // Longtime University of California women’s swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct, the school said in a statement. McKeever led...
Ohio’s Oberlin College Completes Paying Out $25M Judgment in Libel Lawsuit
Dec 21 2022 // OBERLIN. Ohio (AP) – Oberlin College has completed paying out a $25 million judgment to an Ohio bakery that won a libel lawsuit against the school after a shoplifting incident involving three Black students. The...
Alcohol Causes 1 in 20 Deaths in Massachusetts, Boston University Report Shows
Dec 15 2022 // Alcohol kills on average 2,760 people a year in Massachusetts and the health, safety and economic toll of liquor on Bay State residents outstrips revenues from state alcohol taxes. Those are among the findings from a new...
University Of Idaho Settles Students’ $90K Lawsuit
Dec 14 2022 // _ The University of Idaho will pay $90,000 to settle a lawsuit from members of a Christian law students’ organization who claimed their freedom of speech was violated when the school’s civil rights...
Students Sue University of Vermont Over Response to Sexual Assaults
Dec 13 2022 // Three women are suing the University of Vermont, saying the school failed to adequately respond after they reported they had been sexually assaulted while students on the Burlington campus. The civil suit, which is seeking...
Student Killed, More Than 2 Dozen Injured in Brandeis University Bus Crash
Nov 21 2022 // A college student died while more than two dozen other passengers and the driver were injured when a bus returning from a hockey game struck a tree in suburban Boston, authorities said. The preliminary investigation...
Brown University Criticizes ACLU Statement on Women’s Sports Case
Nov 15 2022 // Brown University is taking issue with a statement from the American Civil Liberties Union regarding a court order that requires the Ivy league school to pay more than $1 million to cover fees and expenses related to a...
Washington University Cop Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Nov 8 2022 // A Washington State University police sergeant accused of sexual misconduct while on duty in Pullman has resigned. Police Sgt. Matt Kuhrt submitted his resignation effective this week, KXLY-TV reported. A university...
University of Iowa Hospitals to Pay $15M to Settle Employees’ Lawsuit
Oct 17 2022 // University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics employees who say that overtime and other payments were improperly paid will receive $15 million as part of a class-action suit that was filed in 2019, according to documents...
Virginia Commonwealth University Reaches Settlement With Hazing Victim’s Family
Sep 20 2022 // Virginia Commonwealth University will pay nearly $1 million to the family of a young man who died after a 2021 fraternity hazing incident as part of a recent settlement agreement. The agreement with the family of Adam...
Judge OKs Fund for University of Michigan Doctor’s Victims
Sep 19 2022 // A judge on Friday signed off on a fund for more than 1,000 people who said they were sexually assaulted by a University of Michigan doctor, an order that allows victims to start collecting a portion of a $490 million...
Yeshiva University Halts All Student Clubs Amid Court LGBTQ Ruling
Sep 19 2022 // Yeshiva University has abruptly suspended student club activity in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this week that ordered the school to recognize —for now —an LGBTQ student group. In an email to...
Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks LGBTQ Order at New York’s Yeshiva University
Sep 12 2022 // The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a court order that would have forced Yeshiva University to recognize an LGBTQ group as an official campus club. The court acted Friday in a brief order signed by Justice Sonia...
Jury Awards $48.5M to Baylor Medical College for COVID Business-Interruption Claim
Sep 7 2022 // A Texas jury awarded the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston $48,529,961 for damages caused by COVID-19 in what appears to be the first jury verdict in a lawsuit that sought insurance coverage for lost business income...
Column Collapses at Oregon College, Killing Student In Hammock
Sep 2 2022 // Authorities say a brick column collapsed at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon, killing one student who was in a hammock hanging from the column. Portland Fire & Rescue said two other people were injured...
Ex-Gov. Wilder Drops Lawsuit Against Virginia Commonwealth University Leaders
Aug 23 2022 // Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed against leaders of Virginia Commonwealth University following a public personnel dispute in which Wilder had pushed for the firing of an employee he accused...
Virginia Ex-Gov. Wilder Sues University Leaders After Personnel Dispute
Jul 21 2022 // Former Virginia Gov. Doug Wilder recently sued leaders of the Richmond university where he works following a public personnel dispute in which Wilder had pushed for the firing of an employee he accused of threatening...
