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Art museum criticized for keeping Native American objects
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — The Mimbres Collection at the Weisman Art Museum has a long and complicated past. First excavated by anthropology professors and students in the 1920s, the collection of human remains and burial belongings was housed at the University of Minnesota before being transferred to the...
No. 1 Clemson turns to Uiagalelei with Lawrence sidelined
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney always planned for talented freshman quarterback DJ Uiagalelei to take over for Trevor Lawrence, just not this weekend against Boston College. That's the situation for the Tigers, however, after Lawrence tested positive for COVID-19. He is out against the Eagles (4-2, 3-2 Atlantic...
UConn bars students from off-campus events amid virus spike
The University of Connecticut on Friday ordered residential students in Storrs to stay away from all off-campus social gatherings until the middle of next week amid a spike in COVID-19 cases. UConn reported 15 new positive tests for the new coronavirus on Friday, the highest single-day number since late...
IU professor leaves after sexual harassment allegation
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana University professor accused of sexual harassment has left the school, IU announced Friday. Murray McGibbon, who had been an associate professor in the Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance, no longer is with the university, the announcement said. Josh...
Officials: No evidence of gunman at Univ. of North Carolina
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — No evidence indicated an armed person was at a facility on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus Friday, a report which led to an alert to find shelter, school officials said. The school issued the alert shortly before noon indicating a person was spotted near the...
Massachusetts university limits students to their dorm rooms
BOSTON (AP) — Students at a Massachusetts university have been told to shelter in place for a week in response to a cluster of coronavirus cases on campus. The order at Assumption University in Worcester took effect Friday and comes after eight new positive cases among students in the past week, school...
Actor Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam
BOSTON (AP) — “Full House” actor Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal, authorities said Friday. The U.S. Attorney's office in Boston said Loughlin was being processed at the...
Don't skip these steps when borrowing parent student loans
In more than one-third of U.S. families, parents decide how to pay for college, according to a July 2020 report from private lender Sallie Mae. Half of those parents don’t inform the child of their decision. Joe Allen, 51, of Frederick, Maryland, did talk about college costs with his daughter, a freshman...
New Jersey governor nominates higher education secretary
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday nominated an executive with the United Negro College Fund to become New Jersey's next higher education secretary. In making the announcement, Murphy said Brian Bridges “has the vision and experience needed to put a college education within reach...
Alaska university chancellor accepts new job in California
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage has announced that she plans to take a new position as the president of a California university. Chancellor Cathy Sandeen said Thursday she accepted an offer to become president of California State University, East Bay. Sandeen...
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