All the headlines from our Universities Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 24 2013 // U.S. District Judge Irene Keeley has disqualified herself from hearing a lawsuit filed over a 6-year-old degree scandal at West Virginia University, citing a federal statute that requires judges to step aside if their...
May 20 2013 // Two former business school deans caught up in a master’s degree scandal six years ago are suing West Virginia University again, arguing the school has ignored its obligation to repair their tarnished...
May 20 2013 // Accident Fund Insurance Company of America has partnered with Olivet College, a mid-Michigan based college, to create the Certified Authority on Workers’ Compensation (CAWC) program.This program offers a unique...
May 15 2013 // In a private-public partnership, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has launched Malcovery, an intelligence company specializing in cyber threat detection, to help businesses protect themselves from...
May 2 2013 // Twenty insurance and risk management students at five Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $23,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation.The students attend...
Apr 22 2013 // All successful organizations have visionary leaders. Dr. Edwin S. Overman, CPCU, was a leader in the insurance business and an advocate for insurance education. He served as president of The Institutes from 1966 to 1987,...
Apr 8 2013 // A University of Idaho student who suffered injuries after falling at a fraternity has filed a lawsuit against a national fraternal organization seeking money to pay medical costs of more than $10,000, plus other...
Apr 8 2013 // In North America and Europe, there are more than 210 insurance and insurance-related professional designations that are available for property/casualty, life, health, benefits, actuarial and other financial services...
Apr 1 2013 // A family is suing over a fatal crash involving a bus that was carrying University of Alabama cheerleaders back to campus after the national championship football game in January.A statement released by the Beasley Allen...
Mar 20 2013 // The University of Arizona has created a mobile application for iPhones that provides dust storm alerts and safety tips.Available for free download on iTunes, the app uses a person’s geographical location anywhere in...
Mar 20 2013 // The parents of a California State University, Fresno freshman who died in 2012 of alcohol poising while pledging for a fraternity have filed a wrongful death suit against the fraternity and several of its members. Paul and...
Mar 6 2013 // Pennsylvania State University on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Company (PMA), alleging that the insurer failed to honor obligations owed to the school under...
Mar 1 2013 // A transgender woman is suing California Baptist University for expelling her after she revealed on MTV’s “True Life” that she is biologically male.The Riverside Press-Enterprise reported 25-year-old...
Feb 28 2013 // West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics has received the largest gift in its history. The university said that the BrickStreet Insurance Foundation donated $3 million to the college’s...
Feb 21 2013 // The University of Pennsylvania Health System says it plans to stop hiring smokers and tobacco users.The policy starts in July at a system that includes the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Applicants must be...
Feb 6 2013 // The mother of a Gonzaga University student who died on a kayaking trip sponsored by the city of Spokane is suing the university and the city. The lawsuit was filed by Susan Gormley, the mother of 18-year-old Christopher...
Jan 7 2013 // An insurance company has donated $2.5 million to Marshall University to establish a research endowment. The university said that the gift form the BrickStreet Insurance Foundation Inc. is expected to be matched through the...
Jan 4 2013 // GEICO, a Chevy Chase, Md.-headquartered auto insurance unit of Berkshire Hathaway, said its Fredericksburg, Va., regional office is recruiting college graduates for its “Supervisor Leadership Program.” The...
Jan 3 2013 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Wednesday he will ask a federal court to throw out the multimillion-dollar sanctions levied by the NCAA against Penn State University over the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal,...
Jan 3 2013 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, awarded $22,750 in scholarships to 22 students at six colleges and universities. The scholarships support students studying risk management, insurance...