RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Students at Virginia Commonwealth University are expressing concern about a number of sexual assaults on and around campus the last few weeks. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/2d8DXTO ) that VCU police fielded reports about three alleged sexual assaults the first week of classes in late August. Those three incidents occurred around … Continue reading
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Parents voice concerns after mercury found at Vegas school
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Concerned parents directed sometimes angry questions at officials after the discovery of a small amount of mercury at a Las Vegas school prompted an hourslong screening for exposure for more than a thousand children. The session with parents Thursday evening came as authorities investigated if a student brought the substance to … Continue reading
Investigation details widespread abuse at boarding school
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An independent investigator looking at sexual abuse at the elite Rhode Island boarding school St. George’s issued a report Thursday documenting widespread abuse there in the 1970s and 1980s. Among the findings is that at least one in five girls who attended the school in the 1970s was abused by … Continue reading
In Mexico missing students case, suspects allege torture
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Within weeks of the September 2014 disappearance of 43 college students, Mexican authorities had rounded up scores of suspects and announced they had solved the case. At a hastily called news conference, prosecutors showed video of drug gang members confessing to taking the students from police, then slaughtering them and incinerating the … Continue reading
Ohio school district welcomes students back after shootings
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Teachers and staff greeted students as they arrived Wednesday and uniformed police stood by as classes resumed in a southwest Ohio district two days after authorities say a 14-year-old boy shot students in a cafeteria. Madison Local Schools officials said staff members joined students on their bus rides … Continue reading
South Africa: Protesting students torch university buildings
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Students were ordered on Thursday to abandon a South African university, leaving behind charred, smoldering buildings after protests turned violent. North-West University said protesting students burned an administration building and science center at the campus in Mahikeng (also called Mafikeng) on Wednesday night. Student protests have erupted across South Africa, often … Continue reading
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Kaine, Warner hold roundtable on student debt with Virginia college students
WASHINGTON – Student leaders from 20 Virginia colleges traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Jan. 27, to discuss their challenges paying for college and the impact of rising student loan obligations during a roundtable conversation organized by U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA). The students represented a diverse cross-section of Virginia’s … Continue reading
Missouri student president: School has racism, also unity
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — When Payton Head ran as a gay, black man for student president at the University of Missouri — a school now known for one student’s hunger strike and other protests against the administration’s handling of racial bias and hostility on campus — he promised to “ignite Mizzou.” “We’ve definitely done that,” … Continue reading
Norfolk State launches online student organization
Norfolk State University is proud to announce the launch of Norfolk State University Online Student Organization (NSU-OSO). NSU-OSO is an online student organization for students taking online courses. NSU-OSO welcomes any and all NSU students who are enrolled in online courses and wish to stay in the loop with happenings on NSU’s campus when they … Continue reading
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Dept. of Education announces new regulations to protect students and help borrowers
The Department of Education announced today, Oct. 27, the publication of two regulatory packages that will protect students in the rapidly-expanding college debit and prepaid card marketplace and add a new income-based repayment plan so more borrowers can limit the amount of their payments to 10 percent of their income. “Since day one, protecting students and … Continue reading
2 Virginia students accused in attack plot
FREDRICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Two male students in Virginia have been arrested and accused of plotting an attack at their high school, law enforcement officials said Saturday. The teens were planning to call in a bomb threat at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg, which they attend, and then shoot at students and staff as they … Continue reading
Virginia school board eyes broader policy on rebel flag
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia school district that suspended students for wearing clothing emblazoned with the Confederate battle flag to school is moving toward a broader policy on the divisive symbol. The Montgomery County School Board voted 6-0 Tuesday night to have a policy drafted that would ban all clothing, emblems, decals or jewelry … Continue reading
Pilot student aid expansion for non-traditional education
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of students could be eligible for federal student aid as part of a new pilot program that will offer certificates and college credit for non-traditional programs like boot-camp style computer science training. The Education Department announced the experimental three-year pilot Wednesday, saying it hopes to reach several thousand people, particularly low-income … Continue reading
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President Moore holds office hours for students, faculty and staff in Oct. and Nov.
Appointments to meet with President Moore can be requested by completing the APPOINTMENT REQUEST FORM 2015-2016 form at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BLH9CZY. Identify at least two (2) dates and times at least three (3) business days in advance of your preferred date and time. The request will be forwarded to the President’s Office for review and scheduling. Reasonable … Continue reading
Mexicans march on anniversary of 43 students’ disappearance
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people marked the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students by marching down Mexico City’s premier avenue in an atmosphere of defiant hope Saturday. Activists said the movement might bring justice for Mexico’s disappeared, though only two of the students’ remains have been identified by DNA analysis of … Continue reading
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Survey: 1 in 4 college women report unwanted sexual contact
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday. The results of the Association of American Universities Campus Climate Survey come at a time of heightened scrutiny of the nation’s colleges and … Continue reading
New book’s claims about Cameron’s student days set UK abuzz
LONDON (AP) — Many people have student antics they’d rather forget. On Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron’s university days at Oxford were in the news thanks to a new book by a former Conservative Party treasurer. Michael Ashcroft, who donated millions to the party before falling out with Cameron, has co-written “Call Me Dave,” … Continue reading
Liberty to end scholarships for area Christian school grads
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Students at private Christian schools in the Lynchburg area will no longer have the opportunity to earn up to a full scholarship from Liberty University. Liberty President Jerry Falwell tells The News & Advance (http://bit.ly/1NrqC7N ) that the executive committee of the university’s board recently decided to end the scholarship program. … Continue reading
Robert Morris University trustees announce new president
MOON, Pa. (AP) — Robert Morris University is getting a new president from Virginia. Trustees have announced Christopher Howard will become the eighth president of the western Pennsylvania school on Feb. 1. The 46-year-old has served as president of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia since 2009. Howard will move from a small, single-sex liberal arts college … Continue reading
