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- Rice to Set Up a Religious Tolerance Institute after A $28.5 million donation From Boniuks
- Rice University will establish an institute to promote religious tolerance after receiving a $28.5 million donation from Houston philanthropists, Dr. Milton and Laurie Boniuk.
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- Yale Fined $165,000 For Inadequate Reporting Of Campus Crime Statistics
- After over seven years of investigation into Yale University’s sexual assault policy, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has fined university $165,000 for failing to accurately report the number of sexual crimes on campus.
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- Radford Introduces Tuition Hikes for Academic Year 2013-14
- The Radford University Board of Visitors has approved to hike tuition and fees for in-state undergraduates by 4.5 percent or $386 per year for the academic year 2013-14, after an 11-3 voting result.
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- Peru State Asks Judge to Dismiss Lawsuit over Missing Student
- Peru State College officials are requesting a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit of missing daughter filed by her mother, LaTanya Thomas.
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- Columbia Seeks to Modify ‘Whites-Only’ Fellowship
- Columbia University is planning to amend the outdated requirements of its highly restrictive 93-year-old 'The Lydia C. Roberts Graduate Fellowship', which is limited to individuals from the 'Caucasian race', who were born in Iowa and have attended a college or university in Iowa.
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- Jeff Jones Named as Next Head Basketball Coach at Old Dominion
- Jeff Jones has been named as the 13th head men’s basketball coach at Old Dominion University. Jones has agreed to a five-year agreement with a pay of $440,000 annually and performance bonuses.
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- Florida College Presidents’ Salaries Remain High in Times of Financial Crisis
- University of Florida President Bernie J. Machen earned $834,562 in the 2012 fiscal year.
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- Gov. Jerry Brown’s Revised Budget Allocates More Money for K-12 Schools and Community Colleges
- Community Colleges in California will receive millions more to help restore cut classes, increase declining enrolments and strengthen student support services under Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget.
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- 12 CU-Boulder Students Qualify for 2013-14 Fulbright Grant
- Colorado University (CU), Boulder, has achieved a remarkable feat after 12 of their university students received Fulbright grants to pursue teaching, research and graduate studies abroad during the 2013-14 academic year.
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- Montana State Introduces New Athletic Logo
- Montana State University unveiled its new athletic logo last month. It depicts Bobcat and the letter M in a modernised form, embodying the true fighting spirit. The crucial changes were a part of the university's re-branding effort to reflect and represent the dynamics and characteristics of their teams.
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- MWSU Student Found Guilty Of Assaulting Law Enforcement Officer
- Lavonte Douglas, a 24-year-old Missouri Western State University (MWSU) student has been found guilty of assaulting a law enforcement officer
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- Colorado to Allow Undocumented Students to Pay In-State Tuition Rates
- Gov. John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 33, or ASSET bill into law, allowing illegal immigrant students to pay significantly less in tuition at Colorado colleges under legislation.
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- Mercer University Proposes Lowest Tuition Hike for Undergraduates
- Mercer University Board of Trustees approved the proposal to increase the undergraduate tuition by 2 percent for the next academic year. It is considered to be the lowest raise in decades.
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- MCW Researcher Indicted on Two New Charges in a Drug Theft for China
- Hua Jun Zhao, an associate/assistant researcher at Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) has been indicted on two new separate counts by federal grand jury for attempting to damage and delete information from the Wauwatosa college’s computer servers , and lying to a federal agent about it, early April.
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- UTA Fined $82,500 for Under Reporting Assault Cases In Annual Safety Report
- The University Of Texas, Arlington faces federal fine of $82,500 for committing serious violations including publishing false crime statistics for 2008 and the failure to report a sexual assault.
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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.
