Faculty

Ex-Students Call NYU’s Singapore Art School an ‘Educational Scam’

New York University’s Singapore arts school was an “educational scam” that saddled students with high tuition while providing low-quality coursework, a new lawsuit alleges. NYU’s Tisch Asia, which opened in 2007 and closed in 2015, promised students the same degrees and professional training available at the New York City campus, the Manhattan federal court suit says. Instead, Tisch Asia’s …



Ivy League Colleges Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Retirement Funds

While elite colleges and universities may have sizable endowments, pension funds are not in the same state of health, which can lead to difficult positions for institutional spending and personnel management decisions. The University of the Cumberlands is a prime example of financial promises made to a former president to reward years of good service, only to rescind …


Jim Dey: UI Can’t Shake Fired Prof’s Lawsuit

Three years after university trustees dismissed tenured engineering professor Louis Wozniak, the controversy remains alive and kicking but in a different forum – the federal court in Urbana. Dismissed on Nov. 13, 2013, after nearly 50 years on the faculty, Wozniak challenged the decision in a 2015 federal lawsuit alleging that University of Illinois trustees and various officials violated his civil rights. UI lawyers moved to …