All the headlines from our Universities Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 7 2019 // The Evergreen State College in Washington is facing more than $135,000 in fines for multiple violations related to asbestos and other safety issues around its Olympia campus.The Department of Labor & Industries has...
Oct 2 2019 // Harvard University’s undergraduate admissions program does not discriminate against Asian-American applicants, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday, rejecting a lawsuit brought by opponents of affirmative action and...
Sep 30 2019 // The Evergreen State College in Washington is facing more than $135,000 in fines for multiple violations related to asbestos and other safety issues around its Olympia campus.The Department of Labor & Industries has...
Sep 30 2019 // Scientists, regulators and e-cigarette proponents missed, ignored or downplayed signs that vaping could significantly damage the lungs for nearly a decade, a review of medical literature, government documents and...
Sep 26 2019 // A federal judge is closing a lawsuit that Duke University is settling over claims that it and nearby University of North Carolina conspired to hold down salaries of thousands of medical workers by not hiring staff away...
Sep 25 2019 // The Texas Department of Insurance has promoted four staff members to new positions and hired a new director of internal audit.TDI selected Arby Gonzales as the agency’s new Internal Audit director. Gonzales comes...
Sep 16 2019 // Florida is cracking down to ensure school districts, state colleges and state universities are protecting students’ Social Security numbers.In the past two years, state auditors have found that at least one-third of...
Sep 16 2019 // I’ve often pondered whether or not one person can excel at multitasking over another. Are women better at multitasking than men? Are younger people better multitaskers than their older counterparts?Today’s...
Sep 4 2019 // Oberlin College is seeking a new trial after being ordered to pay $25 million to the owners of a market who accused the Ohio school of ruining their business by encouraging protests and branding them racists after a...
Sep 3 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired the university services business of Mission Viejo, Calif.-based benefits broker and consultant Garnett-Powers & Associates Insurance Services Inc.Steve Johnson and his...
Aug 29 2019 // Emails, instant messaging, app notifications, RSS feeds, and a plethora of social networks inundate almost every aspect of daily life from work to home or just keeping in touch socially. Some people average more than four...
Aug 26 2019 // A former University of Southern California gynecologist charged with sexually abusing patents has posted bail and been released from jail.The Los Angeles Times reports Dr. George Tyndall was freed Friday evening on...
Aug 9 2019 // A Los Angeles jury has ordered the University of California Board of Regents to pay $1.58 million to a woman who alleged co-workers made harassing and racially charged comments. The verdict was announced Tuesday by lawyers...
Aug 9 2019 // Dartmouth College announced Tuesday that it has settled a contentious federal lawsuit with nine women who sued the school over allegations that it ignored years of harassment and assault by former psychology department...
Aug 8 2019 // Austin, TX, August 8, 2019 – The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research announces the creation of a high school program for students interested in attaining an insurance certification. The Certified...
Jul 31 2019 // Five major retailers, including Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc, were sued on Tuesday by the University of California over what it called the “existential threat” when foreign manufacturers infringe...
Jul 30 2019 // For about a decade, two of Texas’ top universities have pushed dueling plans to protect the Houston-Galveston region from hurricanes.A concept championed by Texas A&M University at Galveston appears to be winning...
Jul 25 2019 // A North Carolina university is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from a fatal shooting on its campus in 2018. The Winston-Salem Journal reports that Wake Forest University is disputing the allegations...
Jul 17 2019 // On July 11, the Insurance Council of Texas’ (ICT’s) 4th Annual Speed Interview and Network Session connected students from universities across Texas with 23 insurance companies and agencies.“The speed...
Jul 12 2019 // Harvard University is committing more capital to a strategy that backs plaintiffs in commercial disputes, delivering robust uncorrelated returns.The strategy is run by IMF Bentham Ltd., a publicly traded company which last...