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Penn Trustees Meeting Is Cut Short After Students Protest Over War in Gaza
The meeting was abruptly adjourned about 10 minutes in after a demonstration by pro-Palestinian students protesting the university’s ties with…
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Harvard’s Response to Subpoenas Is Called ‘Useless’ by House Committee
Harvard said it has been acting in good faith and submitted nearly 1,500 pages of new material.
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University of Idaho Needs More Students. Should It Buy an Online School?
Ahead of an expected drop in enrollment, the institution is looking to buy the University of Phoenix, a for-profit school…
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The Killing at U. of Georgia: What We Know
A nursing student’s body was found on Thursday at the University of Georgia in Athens. The authorities called the homicide…
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U. of Arizona’s Budget Woes Raise Fears of Layoffs, and Questions About Economic Divide
The public university, the largest employer in the Tucson area, says it’s facing a $177 million shortfall. Critics worry that…
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Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
University officials say they cannot afford to maintain one of the largest herbariums in the United States. Researchers are urging…
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House Committee Will Subpoena Harvard for Documents Relating to Antisemitism
The committee has already reprimanded the university for withholding or heavily redacting information it had submitted voluntarily.
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Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer.
This is a love story: During the spring of 2008, long before they produced evidence of humanity’s first recorded kiss,…
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House Republicans to Broaden Higher Education Inquiry Beyond Antisemitism
Emboldened by the resignations of two prominent university presidents, House Republicans are planning an aggressive inquiry into academia, long one…
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The Claudine Gay Debacle Was Never About Merit
Claudine Gay’s resignation this week as Harvard University’s president marks the end of a shameful chapter for the institution. The…