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Insurance Is the New Kale? Not So Fast
Oct 1 2018 // An industry publication recently published an article that said insurance is “the new kale” because the one-time ignored garnish today is sought after as a healthy must-have in the form of everything from...
Being Nice to Employees Pays Off
Sep 21 2018 // Want the best results out of your employees? Then be nice to them. New research from Binghamton University, State University at New York finds that showing compassion to employees almost always pays off, especially when...
9 Female Athletes Allege Sex Discrimination at Louisiana University
Sep 18 2018 // Complaints of sex discrimination made against the University of Louisiana at Lafayette by nine female athletes include allegations by some of the women of inappropriate behavior by the university’s president and...
Plea Deal Made in Louisiana State University Student’s Hazing Death
Sep 10 2018 // Two young men have pleaded no contest to misdemeanor hazing in the drinking death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge whose blood alcohol level was more than six times the legal limit for driving. Sean-Paul...
Woman Sues University of Oregon for $215K over Concert Injuries
Sep 7 2018 // A woman has filed a lawsuit against the University of Oregon over injuries she claims to have sustained while at a rock concert in 2016. The Register-Guard reporte Anne Holder filed the law suit last week in Lane County...
Western Kentucky University to Develop Statewide Drought Warning System
Sep 3 2018 // Western Kentucky University is developing a statewide drought warning system with the help of a $200,000 federal grant. The Bowling Green Daily News reports the Kentucky Climate Center at Western Kentucky University...
Justice Department Supports Case Alleging Harvard Bias in Admissions
Aug 31 2018 // The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday backed a lawsuit accusing Harvard University of discriminating against Asian-American applicants, throwing its support behind a case that could impact the use of race-based college...
Western Kentucky University Developing Drought Warning System for State
Aug 28 2018 // Western Kentucky University is developing a statewide drought warning system with the help of a $200,000 federal grant. The Bowling Green Daily News reports the Kentucky Climate Center at Western Kentucky University...
University of Texas Settles Kearney Discrimination Lawsuit for $600K
Aug 22 2018 // The University of Texas agreed to pay $600,000 to settle former women’s track coach Bev Kearney’s race and gender discrimination lawsuit, according to documents released Monday. Kearney and the school agreed to...
Why Organizations Cover Up Sex Abuse Scandals
Aug 21 2018 // Of all the horrific details contained in the Pennsylvania grand jury report on child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, one sentence stands out: “The main thing was not to help children, but to avoid...
Washington Lawmaker Sues University, Investigator over Firing
Aug 20 2018 // Republican Rep. Matt Manweller is suing Central Washington University and the investigator it hired to look into allegations of inappropriate conduct. Manweller, a political professor at the college since 2003, was fired...
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity, LSU Sued by Parents After Son’s Death
Aug 20 2018 // The parents of a Louisiana State University freshman who died of alcohol intoxication last year after an alleged fraternity hazing filed a federal lawsuit against the university board, the fraternity and several of the...
Kansas Commissioner: Enrollment Rises in College Insurance Programs
Aug 20 2018 // Enrollment in courses eligible for the Kansas Insurance Certificate Program at several Kansas higher learning institutions is rising, according to the state insurance department. The department says around 500 students...
Millennials in Insurance Talk Age and Tech Gaps, Insurance Being a ‘Well-Kept Secret’
Aug 20 2018 // What is the best part about working in insurance? For a group of millennials speaking with Insurance Journal at a July roundtable, the answer was simple. “The people,” roundtable participants agreed. At the...
Washington Lawsuit Says College Dean Raped Assistant
Aug 17 2018 // A woman has filed a lawsuit against Bellevue College claiming the school, and by extension Washington state, fostered a hostile work environment by failing to protect her from a former dean. SeattlePI.com reported the...
People
Aug 6 2018 // Risk management services firm, Hanover Stone Partners, has tapped Ellen Shew Holland to lead its newly established national higher education practice. She is based in Dallas. Shew Holland will lead a practice that will...
Two More Women Sue New Jersey University Over Alleged Rapes
Aug 1 2018 // Two more women have filed federal lawsuits alleging that a New Jersey university is partly to blame for sexual assaults after they say school officials turned a blind eye to an unsanctioned fraternity known for underage...
Student Hit in Eye by Baseball Sues New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College
Jul 30 2018 // A Dartmouth College student who was seriously injured during baseball practice is suing the Ivy League school. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, Colton French said he was pitching to a batter in a narrow indoor area enclosed by...
Jury Awards $1.25 Million in University Harassment Case But Denies Retaliation Claim
Jul 30 2018 // A jury awarded $1.25 million to a former Columbia University finance professor whose senior colleague sent dozens of emails disparaging her to industry professionals after she lodged a harassment complaint against him. The...
Jury Could Define University Liability in Sexual Harassment Trial
Jul 26 2018 // A federal jury will decide what really happened between a former junior finance professor and the tenured Columbia Business School staff member she said sexually harassed her — and whether the university did enough...
