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University offering morning after pill in health center vending machine

Shippensburg University is coming under fire today after local television affiliate WTAE reported that the university has begun selling the Plan B emergency contraception pill inside one of its student…

George Huguely trial: UVA changes in the wake of Yeardley Love’s death

In the nearly two years since a University of Virginia lacrosse player was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend, it's become easier for possible abuse victims to get a restraining order…

Yale fulfills vow on sex-misconduct report

Making good on a promise to be more open about its handling of sexual misconduct, Yale University has released its first report describing the complaints that were made and how…

FAMU dismisses students charged with hazing

The four students charged last week with hazing pledges of a Florida A&M University marching band club known as the Clones have been dismissed from the school, the Associated Press…

City Colleges of Chicago ban all tobacco use

According to the Associated Press, tobacco use on all campuses of the City Colleges of Chicago will be banned beginning March 1.…

Man accused of starting fake college from prison

A lifelong con man accused of starting a fake university and churning out fake diplomas–while in prison in Wisconsin–appeared in court Tuesday to face a fraud charge, years after the…

Penn State memos show funding fears, secrecy effort

Penn State's board of trustees and president focused on repairing the school's tarnished image and braced for financial backlash in the immediate aftermath of the child sex-abuse scandal that erupted…

College changes emergency alert system after tsunami scare

College changes emergency alert system after tsunami scare

Marymount College in Palo Verdes, Calif., has switched to a cloud-based emergency notification system after the campus’s old alert technology failed to warn students and faculty of a possible tsunami…

Colleges and suicide threats: when to call home?

Colleges and suicide threats: when to call home?

The eMail that arrived at Virginia Tech's health center in November 2007 was detailed and unmistakably ominous. It concerned a Tech senior named Daniel Kim and came from an acquaintance…

Protecting United States from hackers means redoubling education efforts

If there was ever a time for the U.S. to get back on track with math and science, it's with the latest ABC News report on China: " For more…

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