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An Expelled Transgender Student Talks About Pitt, Bomb Threats, and Why He Won't Say Uncle
Seamus Johnston denies any link to the threats. He thinks he was singled out because of his months-long dispute with the university.
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Law School of Inflating Job and Salary Data
The class action was one of the first to accuse a law school of allegedly pumping up its job-placement and salary statistics to attract applicants.
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Lawsuits Over Job-Placement Rates Threaten 20 More Law Schools
A spokesman for a team of law firms predicted that "nearly every law school in the country" will face litigation over the issue.
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Boston College Appeals Order for Release of Oral-History Interviews
The appeal seeks further review of whether the value of the documents to prosecutors in Northern Ireland outweighs the interests of protecting confidential research.
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Court Allows Expelled Student's Suit Against College's Former President to Proceed
The president "withdrew" the student without a hearing, calling him a threat to campus safety. The appellate court held that a jury might find otherwise.
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Law School Not Working Out? 2 Professors Propose Paying Students to Drop Out
The professors, at Yale, suggest a novel way to reduce the number of unemployed J.D.'s who are struggling with debt.
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Campus Policing Falls Under Scrutiny After Clash at U. of California at Davis
Amid reviews of the pepper-spray incident at Davis and other responses to protests, officials are rethinking the role of campus police forces.
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Oregon Court Strikes Down University System's Ban on Guns on Campuses
The university's policy violates a state law that says only the legislature can regulate firearms, the appellate court ruled.
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California Jury Convicts 10 Muslim Students of Interrupting Campus Speech
The students, from the University of California's Irvine and Riverside campuses, were found guilty for their roles in an incident involving an Israeli diplomat last year.
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Washington State U. Fined $82,500 for Violating Campus-Safety Rules
The Education Department penalized the university for failing to disclose two sexual assaults in 2007 and for maintaining insufficient campus-safety policies.
