Afternoon Update: Armed suspect at UNC is said to be at large, with campus on lockdown

Police at Mass. colleges are named in misconduct database; network outage hits U. of Michigan; lawsuit is settled over hazing death at frat; and more. ADVERTISEMENT [Afternoon Update Logo]( You can also [read this newsletter on the web](. Or, if you no longer want to receive this newsletter, [unsubscribe](. CAMPUS EMERGENCY [Armed Suspect Is Said to Be at Large at UNC-Chapel Hill, With at Least One Wounded]( Amid a murky situation, all classes and events have been canceled on the University of North Carolina campus, which [remains on lockdown](. (The Daily Tar Heel, University alert page) ADVERTISEMENT CAMPUS POLICE [Police Officers at Multiple Massachusetts Colleges Are Named in Misconduct Database]( A [new database]( of statewide police disciplinary records shows that police departments at Harvard, MIT, and two dozen other campuses employ officers with multiple sustained complaints during their careers, including dishonesty, unlawful searches, excessive use of force, and bias. (The Boston Globe) TECHNOLOGY [Vast Network Outage Affects All 3 U. of Michigan Campuses]( The problem, of uncertain origin, is affecting all online services today, the first day of fall-term classes. (The Michigan Daily) THE REVIEW [Summer’s Over. What’d You Miss?]( By Len Gutkin [STORY IMAGE]( Our 10 most-read stories from the past three months. FRATERNITY [Lawsuit Over Alleged Hazing Death at U. at Buffalo Fraternity Is Settled for $665,000]( Sigma Pi, its former chapter at the State University of New York campus, three fraternity members, and a local landlord agreed to pay the family of Sebastian Serafin-Bazan, who died in 2019 after an alleged hazing during a pledging ritual at an off-campus house. The student suffered blunt-force injuries to several parts of his body. The district attorney investigated but did not prosecute. (The Buffalo News) CAMPUS HEALTH [Yale to Update Policies After Lawsuit Over Student Mental Health]( The university agreed to change some policies and revise training as part of a settlement with current and former students who said it had discriminated against people with mental-health problems by [pressuring students with suicidal thoughts to withdraw](. (The Washington Post, The Chronicle) FINANCES [After It Sent Out Diplomas, This University Surprised Recent Grads With a $7,900 Bill]( The [financially strapped]( University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh told seven new graduates of an M.B.A. program that because of a “coding error,” they had been undercharged. Their repeated attempts to talk to university officials about the problem drew no responses. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) CAMPUS SAFETY [U. of Pittsburgh Is Equipping Many Classrooms With ‘Panic Buttons’]( The university said it had installed the buttons in some 400 rooms in response to the series of active-shooter hoaxes last spring that sent heavily armed police officers onto campus. The buttons automatically alert the police and lock the doors from the outside. (Tribune-Review) CURRICULUM [Towson U. Drops Plan, for Now, to Create Program That Would Compete With HBCU’s]( The public university in Maryland had proposed starting a doctoral program in business analytics, but nearby Morgan State University said it would duplicate a program of its own, in defiance of the settlement of a lawsuit over [equity in state support of colleges](. (Maryland Matters, The Chronicle) CLOSING TIME [Hodges U., a Small College in Florida, Is Closing]( The university’s president blamed the decision to close on declining enrollment and financial challenges. 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