Forget lawsuits. Forget the courts. “Forget all this silliness,” said lawyer Steve Wandro with Wandro & Associates, which along with the Erbe Law Firm in Des Moines filed one of at least two lawsuits this week against the University of Iowa, seeking class action status for it yanking scholarships from thousands of students to save money.
As litigation continues about whether Duke improperly suspended men’s soccer player Ciaran McKenna for rape, a superior court judge has allowed him to stay on campus as a student. After being suspended, McKenna sued Duke and Dean of Student Conduct Stephen Bryan on the grounds that the University violated its own policies during the disciplinary process. Hudson granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday that will allow McKenna—who was previously suspended six semesters—to remain at Duke for the time being. The injunction does not constitute a final determination that Duke erred, just that McKenna should not be suspended while either the court or a jury further decides the issue. After convincing the judge to make the complaint available publically, The Chronicle was able to review McKenna’s filing, which included exhibits, two hearing reports and supporting documents. The Chronicle has constructed a timeline and explanation of events based on the documents filed in court by McKenna’s lawyers and by the University. Those involved in the lawsuit either could not be reached for comment in time for publication or declined to comment. …
Last week, University of Connecticut head football coach Randy Edsall pulled a verbal scholarship offer to Ryan Dickens, a high school senior, with just 17 days left in the college recruitment process. Since then, several media sources have described Randy Edsall’s conduct as ” dishonorable .” However, Randy Edsall and the University of Connecticut’s conduct may have been far worse than that.
University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto (Photo: File ) The University of Kentucky has won its lawsuit against its own student newspaper, with a judge from Lexington ruling this week that the school was right to withhold documents about a sexual assault case involving a former professor. Fayette Circuit Court Judge Thomas Clark ruled that the investigative documents the Kentucky Kernel, …
Former University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells is accused of overseeing the illegal transfer of more than $11 million in university funds to support five Oshkosh-area building projects. A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Dane County by the UW System claims Wells and Tom Sonnleitner, retired UWO vice chancellor of administrative services, made illegal financial guarantees between 2010 and 2014 to secure backing for high-profile building projects on and around the Oshkosh campus, and later spent more than $11 million in university funds on …
Student can ‘move on with his life to pursue a degree at a university that respects his rights of conscience,’ attorney says A lawsuit against Missouri State University that alleged the school kicked a Christian student out of its master’s degree program for saying he would not counsel gay couples because of his religious beliefs has been settled, with the complainant reportedly earning a …
Academy of Art University has agreed to pay $20 million and to build 160 units of affordable housing to settle a lawsuit filed by the city of San Francisco over the institution’s widespread land-use violations. Under the proposed deal, announced Monday, the university will pay the city $20 million in cash …
Several former Clark Atlanta University professors have sued the school after they claim they were wrongfully terminated during a massive layoff. They have won a portion of the case already but are now asking another jury to help them in recovering their losses. “It’s been a hard journey,” stated former professor Lonzy Lewis.
A student group at Grand Valley State University has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the university unfairly restricts free speech on campus. The student group, …
A lawsuit has accused Stanford University of systematic negligence for failing to stop an alleged sexual predator accused of assaulting numerous women during his time at the university. The complaint, filed Monday, alleged college staff failed to connect the dots accusing the male student, identified only as “Mr. X,” of sexual assaulting four female students over the course of four years. In …