University of Maine System chancellor says he’s OK with program to hand out raises
Source: bangordailynews Posted By: Len WIS...4560 days ago
Campus: University of Maine at Augusta
After a review of the University of Maine System’s $7 million in salary increases over the past seven years, the system’s human resources office and the chancellor said they are largely satisfied....
Foundation at University of Iowa refuses request for records
Source: desmoinesregist Posted By: Cat BEC...4560 days ago
Campus: University of Iowa
The University of Iowa Foundation says its emails and expense records are not subject to disclosure under the state’s open-records law, a position that appears to conflict with a 2005 Iowa....
DDC Announces Harvard University Partnership in Conjunction with National DNA Testing Standard for T
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Cat BEC...4560 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
DDC (DNA Diagnostics Center), one of the largest DNA testing companies in the world, announces its new partnership with Dr. Pelish and the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department at Harvard....
Rutgers University who used webcam to spy on gay roommate sentenced
Source: mydesert.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...4560 days ago
Campus: Rutgers University-Newark
A former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail — a punishment that disappointed some activists but came as a relief....
Google gives Cornell University free office space for tech school
Source: slashgear.com Posted By: Maxcy JON...4560 days ago
Campus: Cornell University
Google has announced its donating office space to Cornell University and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology to be used for a school in New York City. The space will be used by the University....
University of Vermont trustees to set budget, tuition increase
Source: burlingtonfreep Posted By: Erin HER...4565 days ago
Campus: University of Vermont
As usual, trustees of the University of Vermont have waited for their May meeting to raise tuition for the next academic year. There’s less tension than usual surrounding the exercise this....
MIT taps provost Reif as university president
Source: Boston Globe Posted By: Billy TAM...4565 days ago
Campus: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Rafael Reif, named the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Wednesday after 32 years at the school, almost did not come to MIT at all. Courted as a postdoctoral scholar....
Coroner: University of Idaho wide receiver Ken McRoyal fatally shot in Los Angeles
Source: Washington Post Posted By: Anna CEC...4567 days ago
Campus: University of Idaho
A 22-year-old University of Idaho football player was fatally shot at a weekend party in Los Angeles, authorities said. Detectives were trying to determine a motive and a suspect in the early....
Turnover at University of Illinois results in $6 million spent on search firms
Source: Chicago Tribune Posted By: Anna CEC...4568 days ago
Campus: University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois has spent almost $6 million on search firms over the last nine years to fill open positions as it increasingly turns to outside firms instead of relying on faculty....
School officials to discuss fate of Florida A&M University marching band after hazing death
Source: Fox News Posted By: Mary PER...4568 days ago
Campus: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
The fate of Florida A&M University's famed marching band may be decided soon. FAMU President James Ammons and the FAMU board trustees are holding a special meeting on Monday to discuss the....
University of California weighs more tuition hikes
Source: google.com Posted By: Renee HIC...4574 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
University of California students could face significantly higher tuition if the state doesn't increase funding and voters reject the governor's tax initiative, school administrators said Tuesday. Under....
FAMU ‘Marching 100’ Case Raises Veil on Secret Hazing Rituals
Source: thedailybeast.c Posted By: Benny Penito..4574 days ago
Campus: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Randall Carr had dreamed of playing in Florida A&M University's 'Marching 100' band ever since watching them perform at a game while he was still in elementary school. He secured the role of....
Occupiers give conditions for leaving UC farmland
Source: sfgate.com Posted By: Benny Penito..4574 days ago
Campus: University of California-Berkeley
Occupy activists who set up an encampment and planted crops on land owned by the University of California, Berkeley say they will only leave if officials meet certain demands. A group called....
University Medical Center of Princeton shows off its new hospital
Source: nj.com Posted By: Nellie DIX...4575 days ago
Campus: Princeton University
The decorative water wall is not yet in place, some flat-screen TVs are still being mounted, and the patients’ hospital gowns are still on their way, but officials of the University Medical....
Faculty Enthusiastic About Harvard's Move to Online Education
Source: thecrimson.com Posted By: Chris BAL...4575 days ago
Campus: Harvard University
In what is nearly a biannual rite of passage, Harvard undergraduates—nearly one thousand of them—flock to Sanders Theatre to attend “Justice,†a course taught by government professor....
37,500 Penn State alumni vote for board members
Source: philly.com Posted By: Lillie SIM...4578 days ago
Campus: Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona
More than 37,500 Pennsylvania State University alumni — by far a record — voted in the election for three open alumni seats on the board of trustees, with the winners scheduled to be announced....
Princeton Freshmen Who Rush Frats Face Suspension
Source: huffingtonpost. Posted By: Bailey COS...4580 days ago
Campus: Princeton University
In keeping with a belief that fraternities and sororities promote social exclusiveness, Princeton University says any freshman who joins, rushes or pledges to a Greek organization starting this....
5 to be charged in FAMU hazing death
Source: ajc.com Posted By: Bill 4581 days ago
Campus: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
At least five people will face criminal charges in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major from DeKalb County who died after being hazed aboard a band bus in Orlando last fall, authorities....
University of Fla. frat members face hazing charge
Source: miamiherald.com Posted By: Renee HIC...4581 days ago
Campus: University of Florida
Nine members of a University of Florida fraternity are facing misdemeanor hazing charges after they allegedly struck and paddled pledges. The Gainesville Sun reported ( http://bit.ly/JKUE1A)....
Justice Department probes University of Montana student rape reports
Source: Reuters Posted By: Ronny FLI...4581 days ago
Campus: The University of Montana
University President Royce Engstrom told Reuters he was informed of the inquiry during a meeting on Monday with Justice Department officials who told him the probe would examine the response....