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Mississippi Public Universities Cannot Require COVID-19 Vaccine

Sep 23 2021 // The board that governs Mississippi’s public universities has voted to prohibit schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students and staff.The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning...

Flooding Reported Around University of Alabama

Sep 20 2021 // Heavy rain has caused some flash flooding Saturday on parts of the University of Alabama campus.University officials tweeted information about various road closures because of flooding and have asked people to avoid...

FSU College of Business Ranks No. 1 for Dr. William T. Hold/The National Alliance Program in Risk Management and Insurance

Sep 17 2021 // September 17, 2021, Tallahassee, FL — Florida State University College of Business undergraduate Risk Management/Insurance Program is ranked No. 1 in the country, by U.S. News & World Report’s “Best...

University of New Hampshire Gets $1.8M to Study Road Damage from Coastal Flooding

Sep 15 2021 // The University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $1.8 million grant to study how and why coastal hazards like excessive flooding are causing roads to crack and crumble. “We’re trying to better understand the...

Employers Watching Cases of Colleges, Teachers with Disabilities Over Remote Work

Sep 8 2021 // A legal battle is brewing over remote work between administrators at U.S. colleges committed to in-person classes and some faculty with disabilities. Experts warn it is a precursor of what awaits employers that order staff...

$40M in Hurricane Laura Repairs at Louisiana College

Aug 25 2021 // A southwest Louisiana community college says it has nearly completed more than $40 million in repairs and rebuilding needed because of damage from last year’s Hurricane Laura.The need for skilled workers to repair...

California College Data Breach Exposes Student Requests for Vaccine Exemptions

Aug 25 2021 // Personal information from students at a California college who requested a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine has been posted online after an apparent data breach.The records from about 130 students at...

New University of Iowa Utilities Contractor Fined After Worker’s Fall

Aug 20 2021 // A contractor that recently took over management of the University of Iowa utility system has been cited for safety violations after a worker fell into an underground steam tunnel and was injured, newly released records...

Alaska School District Agrees to Settle Abuse Lawsuit for $3.8M

Aug 19 2021 // An Alaska school district agreed to pay $3.8 million to two children abused by a former principal who said school leaders had been “well aware of my problems with young girls” for years, news outlets...

South Carolina Supreme Court Allows University to Institute Mask Mandate

Aug 19 2021 // The South Carolina Supreme Court ruled that a mask mandate instituted by the University of South Carolina last month does not violate a state budget proviso banning discriminatory face covering requirements.University...

4 Texas School Districts Close Due to Virus Outbreaks

Aug 19 2021 // As the new school year begins for Texas students and mask mandates are debated in various state courts, at least four school districts have already closed campuses due to COVID-19 outbreaks.The shutdowns are taking place...

University Opposes State’s Attempt to Trademark ‘Team Kentucky’

Aug 18 2021 // The University of Kentucky is opposing a move by the state to trademark the phrase “Team Kentucky” for use on clothing products.The university argued last week in a notice of opposition with a board in the...

Judge Allows Discrimination Lawsuit to Proceed Against University of Idaho

Aug 18 2021 // A federal judge says a discrimination lawsuit filed against the University of Idaho by a UI College of Law professor can move forward.U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill rejected a request from the University of Idaho to...

Seton Hall University Files to Dismiss Player’s Suit Over Knee Injury

Aug 16 2021 // Seton Hall University has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former star basketball player Myles Powell over a knee injury Powell claims was misdiagnosed by team staff and led to his not being drafted by any...

New Rules Governing Misconduct Claims at Louisiana’s Colleges Enacted

Aug 12 2021 // Louisiana’s top higher education board on Aug. 10 enacted the rules governing how college campuses must respond to and report sexual misconduct and harassment complaints, with training for school administrators...

Suit Accuses Brown University of Failing to Protect Women From Sexual Misconduct

Aug 11 2021 // Brown University has systematically and repeatedly failed to protect women from rape and other sexual misconduct, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed recently by four current and former female students.The...

University of Vermont Health Network Reveals Cause of 2020 Cyberattack

Aug 5 2021 // A cyberattack that crippled the computer systems of a hospital network affecting six hospitals in Vermont and New York last fall happened after an employee opened a personal email on a company laptop while on vacation, a...

University of Louisville Approves $800,000 Settlement with Former President

Aug 4 2021 // The University of Louisville and its investment foundation on Monday agreed to an $800,000 settlement stemming from a long-running and expensive legal battle with the school’s former president, closing a turbulent...

Virginia Judge Upholds Liberty University’s Suit Against Falwell

Aug 2 2021 // A Lynchburg judge has upheld most of a lawsuit Liberty University filed against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., after an acrimonious parting last year. The lawsuit survived its first round of legal challenges Friday...

University Study Poses Possible Future for Western Wildfires as a Decade-Long Burst, Followed by Gradual Decline

Jul 28 2021 // Newswise — In recent years, wildfires on the West Coast have become larger and more damaging. A combination of almost a century of fire suppression and hotter and drier conditions has created a tinderbox ready to ignite,...