Parents of murdered student sue U. of Utah for $56 million; college presidents' statements after a white-supremacist rally fell short; and more.
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Worried about defamation suits and bad publicity, colleges often keep findings under wraps, but they’re facing pressure to be more transparent. (PREMIUM)
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By Emma Pettit
Lauren McCluskey’s death was a “direct result” of the university’s failure to respond to reports of “stalking, abuse, intimidation, dating violence,” and “other dangerous and abusive behaviors prohibited under Title IX,” the lawsuit argues.
A new study looks at college presidents’ statements after the “Unite the Right” rally two years ago in Charlottesville, Va. Researchers found they lacked in both institutional policies and readability. (PREMIUM)
Georgetown and Texas A&M Universities have been ordered to hand over years of financial records as part of a federal investigation into money from overseas going to American colleges.
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