U. of Alaska Declines to Admit a Killer to Its Social-Work Program, Raising Questions -- and a Lawsuit

By PETER MONAGHAN

Anchorage, Alaska

Micheal Purcell, who 21 years ago was jailed for 20 years for killing a convenience-store clerk in a botched robbery, is suing the University of Alaska at Anchorage because it has denied him admission to its social-work program. Mr. Purcell, who was released from prison last...