April 30, 2018 Documents show ties between university, conservative donors Newly released documents show Virginia's largest public university granted the conservative Charles Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors in exchange for millions of dollars in donations.
April 27, 2018 Tom Brokaw drops out as college commencement speaker amid sexual misconduct claims, school says Tom Brokaw, the former NBC News accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward multiple women in the 1990s, has dropped out as this year's commencement speaker at Sacred Heart University, Fox News has confirmed.
April 24, 2018 Fresno State professor who bashed Barbara Bush won't be disciplined A Fresno State University professor who celebrated the death of Barbara Bush in a profanity-laced rant on Twitter will not be disciplined, the university's president said in a statement late Tuesday.
April 24, 2018 Racially offensive Florida prom invitation stirs backlash A Florida high school student stirred a backlash when he held up a sign with a racially offensive message to invite his girlfriend to the prom.
April 13, 2018 College president resigns amid dissertation plagiarism claim An upstate New York college president has resigned amid allegations he plagiarized part of his dissertation.
April 13, 2018 Texas OKs Mexican-American studies course _ without the name The Texas Board of Education has approved creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American studies high school course, but Republicans insisted on calling it "ethnic studies" over the tearful objections of a Democratic member.
April 13, 2018 Citadel selects Marine Corps general as next president The Citadel has chosen the assistant commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps as its next president.
April 11, 2018 Virginia school board votes to keep Confederate school names A Virginia school board has voted not to change names of some schools and mascots that recall the Confederacy, defying trends elsewhere.
April 11, 2018 Texas OKs Mexican-American studies curriculum under new name The Texas Board of Education has given preliminary approval to creating statewide academic standards for a Mexican-American studies high school course — but only after changing the name to "ethnic studies," which conservatives argued is less divisive.
April 11, 2018 Ivy League educated dancer to head Juilliard division A former leading dancer of the Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has been named director of The Juilliard School's Dance Division .
