Risk Management

Tuberculosis Case At UMBC

Officials at the University of Maryland Baltimore County have a sent a letter to students and faculty confirming that someone on campus has been diagnosed with tuberculosis.

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Legal Group's Director Questions Oklahoma State University's Handling Of Alleged Sexual Assaults

Oklahoma State University officials' claim that federal student privacy laws prevented them from notifying police about a series of possible sexual assaults is unfounded, the director of a nonprofit legal assistance group said.

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OSU President Calls For Investigation Into How Sex Assault Complaints Were Handled

Oklahoma State University President Burns Hargis is calling for an investigation into how sex assault complaints were handled after a 22-year-old student was charged with sexual battery.

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Wyo. Community Colleges Generally Safe, Stats Show

Major violent crimes, such as the killing last week of a Casper College instructor in his classroom, are a rare occurrence on the campuses of Wyoming's seven community colleges, according to crime statistics.

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Parents Sue UT Arlington Over Student's Death After Treatment At Campus Clinic

Two Tarrant County residents have filed a wrongful-death suit against the University of Texas at Arlington after their son died a week after he was treated at the school’s clinic.

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Oklahoma State University Tightens Travel Rules For Employees

A year after a 1960s-era, single-engine airplane crashed, killing four including its 82-year-old pilot, Oklahoma State University will require all private planes and their pilots to undergo a review before being used for university-related travel.

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OSHA Proposes Hefty Fine For Safety Violations In UT Dallas Crane Collapse

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the crane operator in the deadly tower crane collapse at the University of Texas at Dallas in July with six serious safety violations, proposing $29,400 in fines.

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UC Davis Marks A Year Since Pepper-Spraying By Cops

It's been one year since UC Davis police infamously pepper-sprayed students who were camped out in protest on the campus quad, and university officials say they have learned a valuable lesson.

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A Year After Deadly Crash, Oklahoma State University Seeks To Update Travel Policy

A year after a plane carrying two Oklahoma State University coaches, a former state senator and his wife crashed in the mountains of central Arkansas, OSU officials say they plan to propose an updated travel policy later this month.

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Displaced Fairfield U. Students Move In With The University President

Fairfield University President Jeffrey von Arx is used to hosting visiting Jesuits, campus speakers, even his parents on occasion in his spacious off-campus house -- but never students. Until Sandy.

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