Tag: University

University threatens protesters with legal action

A university has threatened to take legal action against pro-Palestine protesters camped on its grounds. The group, known as Newcastle Coalition Apartheid Off Campus, has been outside Newcastle University since 1 May. A university spokesperson said the student demonstration had attracted people unconnected with the university that wished to carry out “disruptive activism”. The protesters […]

Northwestern Mutual completes its purchase of former University Club. Sale price is $4.25 million

Northwestern Mutual has completed its $4.25 million purchase of downtown Milwaukee’s former University Club. Northwestern Mutual has completed its purchase of downtown Milwaukee’s former University Club, with the property selling for $4.25 million. That’s according to a new deed posted online by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. It listed a company affiliate, Wells Street LLC, […]

Lindenwood University proceeds with staff layoffs after enrollment concerns

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Lindenwood University faces another round of layoffs as the university anticipates lower student enrollment this fall due to FAFSA delays. FOX 2’s news partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch report that Lindenwood laid off 12 staff members and two faculty members, an effort to slash its operating budget by 10% ahead […]

TN Senator highlights Belmont University for using data to combat human trafficking

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced the National Human Trafficking Database Act. That act would establish a national human trafficking database through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and incentivize state law enforcement agencies to report data. APRIL: Majority of victims of child sex trafficking in TN are minorities; Blackburn […]

If a university goes bust, students living at home may have most to lose

Late on a Tuesday afternoon at a community centre in east Newcastle, nine-year-old Lavender is at an after-school group being taught how to link economics to the maths she’s learning at school. This is part of a programme that’s nurturing her ambition to study medicine at university in 2033. That might sound improbable, to dream […]

Little Mekong Night Market returns to University Avenue after four-year hiatus

The Little Mekong Night Market will return to University Avenue in St. Paul this weekend after a four-year hiatus. Organizers say this year’s two-day event will be their biggest yet, featuring dozens of artists, food vendors and performances radiating out from the intersection of University and Western avenues. “It’s bigger in terms of our footprint […]