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UT Dallas Bans Student Accused of Rape from Campus

Jacob Anderson, a  former fraternity president at Baylor University who was accused of rape, has been banned from the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas). where he is currently a student. On Wednesday, university president Dr. Richard Benson published a statement on Twitter stating that Anderson is not allowed on campus as a student or […]

December 13, 2018

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University of Maryland Faced with Adenovirus Outbreak

One week after a freshman at the University of Maryland died from complications related to the adenovirus, the university reported the disease has affected three more students. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Paregol died on Nov. 18 at Johns Hopkins Hospital after being in and out of the hospital after developing a cough and then pneumonia earlier in […]

November 27, 2018

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Wiley College Ceases Greek Life Following Alleged Hazing Incident

Greek fraternities and sororities at Wiley College must immediately cease activities and remove all paraphernalia, symbols and signs from campus following a reported hazing incident, said the college’s president Dr. Herman Felton, Jr.  In a letter issued Thursday, Felton stated that the Division of Student Affairs’ moratorium on Greek life is “to evaluate all Greek […]

September 24, 2018

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NC, SC & VA Institutions Close Because of Hurricane Florence

In preparation for Category 4 Hurricane Florence’s expected arrival on Thursday, Sept. 13, over 25 colleges and universities in Virginia and The Carolina’s have canceled classes as early as Monday, Sept. 10. Some institutions have even encouraged students to evacuate campus to safer grounds or remain and stay indoors, depending on Florence’s predicted path. Most […]

September 12, 2018

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Leaders of California’s Big University Systems Look Ahead at Finances, Safety, Capacity

Finances, safety and institutional capacity are the main challenges ahead for leaders of two of the nation’s biggest university systems, who discussed the topics recently at the Education Writers Association National Seminar in Los Angeles.

May 21, 2018

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Bill: College Leaders Must Be Told of Sex Misconduct Cases

LANSING, Mich. — The governing board of each Michigan public university would be required to receive written notice of any incident of possible sexual misconduct under legislation that marks the latest response to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal at Michigan State University Bill supporters such as Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr. say university trustees and […]

April 12, 2018

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Student Leaders Want to Ban Athletes Convicted of Sex Crime

SPOKANE, Wash. — Student leaders at Washington State University are asking administrators to adopt a policy that prevents the recruitment of any athlete who has been convicted of a sex-related crime. They sent the request in a letter in late June to WSU President Kirk Schulz and Director of Athletics Bill Moos. “This is part […]

July 19, 2017

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Sex Assault Reports Up at Navy, Army Academies

WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned. The new data underscore the challenge in stemming bad behavior by young people at the military college campuses, despite a […]

March 15, 2017

Students

1 in 3 West Virginia University Women Surveyed Report Being Sexually Assaulted

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Most students say they feel safe on West Virginia University’s main campus, but 1 in 3 women surveyed reported being sexually assaulted, and 10 percent of the female students responding said they’d been raped. Unfortunately, these numbers are roughly standard for college campuses across the United States, and are most likely under […]

February 22, 2017

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College Grad Sentenced for Assaulting Sleeping Frat Brothers

READING, Pa. — A graduate of a Pennsylvania college has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for sexually assaulting two of his fraternity brothers as they slept. The Reading Eagle reports Robert Convery Jr., of Williamstown, New Jersey, was convicted of assaulting the two Albright College students. Each attack occurred after the […]

January 5, 2017

Students

Rutgers University: Former Student Stabs 3 people, Including Himself

PISCATAWAY, N.J. ― A former student at Rutgers University returned to its business school and stabbed a faculty member, another student and then himself on Friday, officials said. The university sent out an alert just before 3 p.m. saying there had been a stabbing at the business school and telling people to avoid the area […]

November 6, 2016

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University of Alaska Fairbanks Students Call for Better Handling of Sex Assault Cases

FAIRBANKS, Alaska ― Students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks are questioning how school officials have responded to reports of sexual assault. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that they voiced their concerns Sunday at a forum hosted by interim Chancellor Dana Thomas. Students criticized university policies that allow those accused of sexual assault to return […]

November 1, 2016