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- Hofstra University Students Shave Their Heads to Raise Funds for Cancer
- Around 15 Hofstra University North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine students and teachers shaved their heads at university’s student center, last week, to show solidarity and support for juvenile cancer patients.
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- Oakland University Student Files Lawsuit for Violation of Free Speech
- Joseph Corlett, 57, has sued Oakland University claiming his free-speech rights were violated after he was suspended for writing about his attraction to teachers in a class journal in 2011.
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- Arizona State Universities Propose 3-4 percent Tuition Hike for 2013-14 Academic Year
- Arizona’s three public universities have proposed to hike tuition up to 5 percent for the next academic year.
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- University of Utah to Open Its First International Campus in South Korea
- University of Utah will soon launch its first international branch campus in Songdo, South Korea, which will be subsidised by the Korean government.
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- GEO Group’s $6 million donation Garners Statewide Protests
- The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida filed a public records request with Florida Atlantic University seeking all documents associated with $6 million donation from GEO Group, Inc.
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- FGCU Receives Its First Football Scholarship Fund
- Ben Hill Griffin III has donated $12,500 to a football scholarship fund to help Florida Gulf Coast University build a football stadium and as well as to create a football team.
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- Transgender Student Files Lawsuit against CBU for Expulsion
- Domaine Javier, a 24-year-old man who has been living as a woman, has filed a lawsuit against the California Baptist University for expelling him in August 2011 after he lied about his gender status on his application paperwork.
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- Fairmont State University Teacher Receives 2012 Professor of the Year Award
- Dr Gregory P Noone, a political science and law assistant professor at Fairmont State University has been conferred with 2012 Professor of the Year and $10,000 cash prize by the Faculty Merit Foundation.
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- Emerson's Transgender Student to Receive Sex-Change Coverage
- Donnie Collins, a 19-year-old transgender student from Emerson College, will receive coverage by the college’s insurance carrier, Aetna, for his ‘top surgery’ or ‘breast removal’ operation.
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- GVSU Agrees to $40,000 Settlement over a Guinea Pig
- Grand Valley State University has finalized a $40,000 settlement with a student Kendra Velzen, 28, who sued the University last year, for the Right to keep a guinea pig on campus for emotional support.
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- Connecticut Students Rally against a Proposed Tuition Hike at State Universities and Community Colleges
- Central and Western Connecticut state universities rallied Monday to protest against a proposed tuition hike at all four Connecticut state universities and 12 community colleges.
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- WMU’s Book Store To Be Run By Follett
- Western Michigan University's bookstore will be managed by a private company, Follett Higher Education Group, Inc., to provide lower costs on certain goods and better services for students.
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- Daemen College Receives 2nd gold LEEDS certification for its Renovated Performing Arts Center
- Haberman Gacioch Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Daemen College has been awarded a gold LEEDS certification from U.S. Green Building Council.
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- ECU offers $20 iTunes Gift Cards to HPV Vaccinated Students
- East Carolina University’s student health services center is dispensing $20 iTunes gift cards to students who complete the Genital Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination cycle.
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- DOE Fines Chicago State University for Granting Funds to Ineligible Students
- The U.S. Department of Education has fined Chicago State University of $311,963 for providing federal grants and loans to 129 students from 2008 to 2011 who did not meet the university's academic standards.
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- Harvard University Elects James W Breyer to Corporation
- The Harvard University announced that James W. Breyer, a leading venture capitalist, will join the President and Fellows of Harvard College, also known as the Harvard Corporation, on July 1, 2013.
- Sacred Heart University Names Bobby Valentine Athletics Director
- The Sacred Heart University sports community gets a shot in the arm with the joining of Bobby Valentine, a big name in baseball circle. On Tuesday he was named executive director of Intercollegiate Athletics by the university.
- Eastern Michigan University to Host Unplug Event
- The Eastern Michigan University will observe an unplugged event on Wednesday, Feb 27 at 5 p.m in the Multi-Cultural Lounge of King Hall on Ypsilanti campus of Eastern Michigan University.
- Energy Secretary Chu to Resume Teaching Physics at Stanford University
- United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will head back to the Stanford University to join the faculty after he demits his office this year.
- John F Kerry Will Make First Policy Speech at University of Virginia
- US Secretary of State, John F. Kerry will speak at the University of Virginia on Feb 20. It's said to be his first public remarks after succeeding Hillary Clinton earlier this year.
- EMU Marching Band to Perform on Detroit Public TV Music Show
- The Eastern Michigan University Marching Band will be featured on the nationally syndicated television show, "Ariel, Zoey, & Eli, Too," aired on Detroit Public Television (WTVS), Friday, Feb. 15, at 5 p.m, said the university.
