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Court Allows Expelled Student's Suit Against College's Former President to Proceed
The president "withdrew" the student without a hearing, calling him a threat to campus safety. The appellate court held that a jury might find otherwise.
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Law School Not Working Out? 2 Professors Propose Paying Students to Drop Out
The professors, at Yale, suggest a novel way to reduce the number of unemployed J.D.'s who are struggling with debt.
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Campus Policing Falls Under Scrutiny After Clash at U. of California at Davis
Amid reviews of the pepper-spray incident at Davis and other responses to protests, officials are rethinking the role of campus police forces.
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Oregon Court Strikes Down University System's Ban on Guns on Campuses
The university's policy violates a state law that says only the legislature can regulate firearms, the appellate court ruled.
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California Jury Convicts 10 Muslim Students of Interrupting Campus Speech
The students, from the University of California's Irvine and Riverside campuses, were found guilty for their roles in an incident involving an Israeli diplomat last year.
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Washington State U. Fined $82,500 for Violating Campus-Safety Rules
The Education Department penalized the university for failing to disclose two sexual assaults in 2007 and for maintaining insufficient campus-safety policies.
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New York U. Will Pay $210,000 in Settlement of Workplace-Harassment Lawsuit
The lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of an African-born ex-employee it said was verbally harrassed by a supervisor.
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Court Revives Suit Against Corinthian Colleges Over Recruiter Pay
The plaintiffs should be allowed to provide more detail about the for-profit institution's pay policies, a judge said.
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In Lawsuits, Graduates Accuse 2 Law Schools of Inflating Employment Data
The suits allege that Thomas M. Cooley Law School and the New York Law School knowingly deceived prospective students and the public.
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College Business Officers Hear a Fraud Detective's Cautionary Tales of True Crime
Changes in lifestyle, gifts, and even a diamond certificate were clues to embezzlement, often by high-ranking or long-term employees.
