Around 125 to 150 students work for Dartmouth Dining Services at various times of the year, college spokeswoman Diana Lawrence wrote in an email Friday.

The removal was effective "immediately," the University of Michigan Board of Regents said, adding that an investigation revealed that "over the years" Schlissel used his university email account to "communicate with that subordinate in a manner inconsistent with the dignity and reputation of the university."

There have been no clues yet as to what happened to the Grand Valley University student who disappeared on Halloween weekend, but the search for him continues, and his family is not giving up hope.

The executive order on federally contracted workers is still in limbo, leaving institutions with no clearer picture on vaccinations.

Peaceful marches, powerful speakers and students serving their communities will highlight week of activities.

The move comes amid nationwide pressure, in higher education and beyond, to retain workers – especially in high-stress service fields – as the Covid pandemic fuels fundamental shifts in societal norms.

Barry Mehler, a history professor at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich., told his students he didn't want to know anything about them, not even their names and that he would randomly predetermine their grades, no matter how hard they worked.

The email stated that the policy was necessary because of the "finite number" of resources available to campus.