Wolfe is new University of Missouri System president
Source: kansascity.com Posted By: Len WIS...4758 days ago
Campus: University of Missouri-St Louis
Once again, the University of Missouri System has dipped into the business world for its president, this time coming up with a former hometown boy, Timothy M. Wolfe. The 53-year-old MU School....
FAMU band members plan to fight hazing charges
Source: ajc.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4759 days ago
Campus: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Two Florida A&M University students are planning to fight charges that they beat a fellow member of the famed Marching 100 band so hard during a hazing incident she was left with a broken thigh. More....
Princeton is most selective college in Eastern U.S.
Source: Biz Journals Posted By: Cat BEC...4760 days ago
Campus: Princeton University
Which Eastern college has the most selective admissions policy? It's a fair guess that the answer is an Ivy League school. But which one? The correct choice, according to a new study by....
Miami University and Lockheed Martin Launch Engineering Leadership Institute
Source: Market Watch Posted By: Maxcy JON...4760 days ago
Campus: University of Miami
Commitment creates SEAS Lockheed Martin Leadership Institute Miami University announces the formation of its Lockheed Martin Leadership Institute within the School of Engineering and Applied....
New gun deaths on campus where by 32 were slain in 2007 renews legislative gun policy debate
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Maxcy JON...4761 days ago
Campus: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Thursday’s point-blank slaying of a Virginia Tech campus policeman is sure to renew the gun control battle in all its fury before the General Assembly next month. The debate had quieted....
Software tracks Texas A&M faculty's work
Source: theeagle.com Posted By: Erin HER...4761 days ago
Campus: Texas A & M University
Texas A&M has contracted with Academic Analytics LLC for software that helps track faculty members' scholarly productivity. The key areas of the five-year, $525,000 contract are publications....
Virginia Tech To Testify In Shootings-Related Case
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Billy TAM...4764 days ago
Campus: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
As a massacre unfolded on its campus in 2007, Virginia Tech acted appropriately to alert the campus, school officials say. Wendell Flinchum, the university's police chief, is among the Virginia....
Florida A&M University holds forum to end hazing
Source: CNN Posted By: Anna CEC...4765 days ago
Campus: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Students and faculty at Florida A&M University have pledged to put an end to the dangerous tradition of hazing which is believed to have caused the death of one student and tarnished the reputation....
Penn State University shows no sign of lifting veil of secrecy
Source: pennlive.com Posted By: Anna CEC...4766 days ago
Campus: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg
During his first news conference after taking over as Penn State president, Rodney Erickson made a statement that seemed to acknowledge a culture of secrecy at the university. He pledged transparency....
Texas Tech University Business College Duo Wins Worldwide Academic of the Year Award
Source: Market Watch Posted By: Mary PER...4766 days ago
Campus: Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business professor and senior associate dean Debra Laverie, Ph.D., along with co-author William Humphrey, were named the 2011 Mobile Marketing Top Academic....
University official: Man found dead at Occupy campsite on North Texas campus
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Renee HIC...4767 days ago
Campus: University of North Texas
An official at the University of North Texas says a man has been found dead at a campsite on the school’s campus where Occupy Denton protesters have been gathering. The Dallas Morning News....
University of Alabama secures spot in BCS National Championship game
Source: myfoxal.com Posted By: Benny Penito..4767 days ago
Campus: University of Alabama at Birmingham
It's the re-match many people expected: LSU versus Alabama. LSU took the first game against the Tide 9 to 6 in overtime. The BCS title game is January 9th in the Big Easy. This is the....
Syracuse Criticized for Its Handling of Sexual Abuse Case
Source: New York Times Posted By: Benny Penito..4770 days ago
Campus: Syracuse University
When Bobby Davis sent an anonymous e-mail to Syracuse University in 2005, saying that the associate men’s basketball coach Bernie Fine had molested him, the university asked its legal counsel....
PSU pledges $1.5M of bowl revenue to sex-crimes advocacy groups
Source: cbssports.com Posted By: Nellie DIX...4770 days ago
Campus: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Dubois
Penn State officials on Thursday said they will donate $1.5 million in bowl proceeds to a pair of sex-crime advocacy organizations in the wake of shocking sex-abuse allegations levied against....
Former UT dean fired in Oregon
Source: statesman.com Posted By: Chris BAL...4773 days ago
Campus: University of Oregon
Richard Lariviere, a former liberal arts dean at the University of Texas, was ousted as president of the University of Oregon on Monday after a little more than two years in the job. Members....
Utah professor faces child pornography charge
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Lillie SIM...4773 days ago
Campus: University of Utah
A University of Utah professor pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he viewed child pornography on his laptop during a flight from Salt Lake City to Boston. Grant Smith, 47, of Cottonwood....
University of Oregon President Ousted Amid Clashes With Governor Over Cuts
Source: bloomberg.com Posted By: Bailey COS...4773 days ago
Campus: University of Oregon
The president of the University of Oregon, the state’s largest school with more than 24,000 students, was ousted amid conflicts with Governor John Kitzhaber over budget cuts and leadership.....
Rutgers vice president leaves university to become president of James Madison University
Source: nj.com Posted By: Bill 4774 days ago
Campus: Rutgers University-Newark
Rutgers Senior Vice President and General Counsel Jonathan Alger is leaving the university to become president of James Madison University in Virginia, both universities announced today. James....
Sandusky's Second Mile charity: Donate elsewhere
Source: CBS News Posted By: Renee HIC...4774 days ago
Campus: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus (PSU)
A charity for at-risk children founded by a former Penn State assistant football coach now charged with molesting boys has asked its donors to give their money to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against....
University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere expresses disappointment at having to leave
Source: oregonlive.com Posted By: Ronny FLI...4778 days ago
Campus: University of Oregon
Thomas Boyd/The OregonianOregon's higher education board has told University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere he must leave at the end of this school year. University of Oregon President....