The university president decided to remove a department head from his supervisory position over the student newspaper, after allegations of intimidation once the paper published investigative stories on black mold.
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Dorm mold story leads to adviser’s termination, student journalists allege
Fairmont State University’s newspaper adviser filed a grievance on Tuesday against the university in response to his dismissal in May, not long after The Columns student newspaper he advised published multiple articles critical of the university’s response to black mold on campus.
First Amendment lawsuit says student was punished for wearing a T-shirt advocating gun rights
When an eighth-grade Logan Middle School student refused to remove his National Rifle Association T-shirt because a teacher said it violated the dress code, he was suspended. Now, a lawsuit argues his First Amendment rights were violated.
Yearbook criticized for ‘most likely to disappear’ category
The students in the photo were graduating seniors at Cameron High School last spring and didn’t know their names and picture were under the “most likely to disappear” category in the 2013-2014 yearbook. Both graduates found out about the category in September, and one, “Brady,” was a special-needs student.
Thousands of newspapers taken at West Virginia University
Police are investigating theTuesday disappearance of thousands of copies of the student newspaper at WestVirginia University.
Appeals court backs school punishment for W.Va. student's MySpace group
Students can be punished at school for their Internet postings, even if made off campus, a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Marshall Univ. to face federal investigation into its campus crime reporting
The Department of Education is investigatingwhether Marshall University failed to report serious campus crimes as requiredby federal law.
Copies of paper with article on football players' drug arrests stolen
When staff at Shepherd University's The Picket heard two of the school's football players had been arrested on drug charges, they knew it was going to be a big story. But their article would never reach most of their readers.
College settles with DOE over Clery Act violations
In April, Salem agreed to pay a $200,000 fine to the U.S. Department of Education for Clery Act violations that occurred from 1997 to 1999. These violations included the failure to report five forcible sex offenses and three robberies, and the failure to issue timely reports about threats on campus.
Record fine issued for Clery Act violations
The $250,000 fine levied against Salem International University, formerly Salem-Teikyo University, is the biggest ever for violating the Clery Act, a federal law that requires all colleges and universities to keep and maintain publicly accessible crime logs, annually report crime statistics and warn the campus community about security threats.