Four years after the Herald's initial records request, the college turned over documents related to 39 sexual misconduct investigations from the past decade.
Author: Gabriel Greschler
Lawsuit against UNC for the release of campus sexual assault records officially ends in favor of student journalists
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled University of North Carolina must hand over student, faculty, and staff rape, sexual assault, and sexual misconduct records requested by the university's student newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel.
Texas principal censors paper, bans all editorials and ousts award-winning adviser
Lori Oglesbee-Petter, a journalism teacher with 34 years of experience in three states, has been at Prosper since May 2016. Last year alone, her journalism students racked up more than 175 state and national journalism awards.
After months of criticism and bad press, Texas high school reverses prior review policy, allows editorials
Eagle Nation Online will not be subject to prior review in the upcoming school year.
June 2018: Covering Howardgate
Howard University erupted in turmoil after an anonymous Medium article revealed evidence of a massive, nine-year embezzlement scandal in which six Howard University financial aid employees stole one million dollars through skimming money off student grants. We sat down with the Jazmin Goodwin, the editor-in-chief of Howard’s student paper, The Hilltop to talk about how… Continue reading June 2018: Covering Howardgate
Missouri scraps student press freedom bill for third year in a row
The Missouri Senate killed House Bill 1940, also known as the Cronkite New Voices Act, by not voting on it before the legislative session ended on May 18.
Funding for a Virginia university’s paper fully restored after being cut to $100
Funding for the University of Mary Washington's The Blue and Gray Press' print edition was slashed on April 27, cutting their budget from $13,665 to just $100.
Criticized, sued, and overcharged: Are barriers to reporting on sexual assault surmountable for student journalists?
Student journalists face a multitude of challenges when it comes to reporting on allegations of sexual assault and harassment on their campuses.
Indiana students launch coalition to counter “rampant” press censorship at Christian universities
Taylor University students conducted a survey to measure censorship at Christian universities. The results were so stunning, the group launched the Student Press Coalition.
An administrator confiscated a student photojournalist’s camera. He may have broken the law.
Yearbook and newspaper photographer Stephanie Whisler had her camera confiscated by her associate principal while covering a student walk-out at her school.