Today: September 20, 2024
Today: September 20, 2024

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How US campus protests over Gaza differ from Vietnam war era

A deep generational divide, anti-war protests on college campuses and a looming Chicago Democratic convention invite comparisons between

How US campus protests over Gaza differ from Vietnam war era
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Columbia Law voices confidence in grads in face of conservative judges' boycott

The head of Columbia Law School backed its graduates on Tuesday, saying they were "consistently sought out" as it responded to an announcement by 13

Columbia Law voices confidence in grads in face of conservative judges' boycott
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Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting

Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting

Former Uvalde school police chief, officer indicted in 1st-ever criminal charges over failed response to 2022 mass shooting
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Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture

The best of Black culture’s policymakers, thought leaders, creatives, business minds, health experts and, of course, musical talent are converging in New Orleans over the Fourth of July holiday weekend as part of the Essence Festival of Culture

Usher and Janet Jackson headline 30th Essence Festival of Culture
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Why US schools need to shake up the way they teach physics

Making physics more engaging means meeting students where they are, highlighting the ways in which it plays a role in their communities.

Why US schools need to shake up the way they teach physics
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Pro-Israel education group warns of ‘antisemitism and anti-Israel bias’ in teachers’ union proposals

Pro-Israel education group warns of ‘antisemitism and anti-Israel bias’ in teachers’ union proposals

Pro-Israel education group warns of ‘antisemitism and anti-Israel bias’ in teachers’ union proposals
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One way to get real-life legal experience? A free trip to the Paris Olympics

Georgia State professor Moraima “Mo” Ivory is known for bringing celebrities like Steve Harvey and Ludacris into her law class

One way to get real-life legal experience? A free trip to the Paris Olympics
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Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students

A federal judge in Kansas has blocked a federal rule expanding anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students from being enforced in four states and a patchwork of places elsewhere across the nation

Judge's order greatly expands where Biden can't enforce a new rule protecting LGBTQ+ students
Education|Health

Lula visits convalescing Noam Chomsky in Sao Paulo

American linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky, who is recovering in Brazil after he suffered a stroke last year, received a visit on Monday at his Sao Paulo home from Brazilian

Lula visits convalescing Noam Chomsky in Sao Paulo
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Defending space for free discussion, empathy and tolerance on campus is a challenge during Israel-Hamas war

A scholar of the Mideast at a large public university says that caring and a commitment to free speech have been central to his campus’s response to students upset and angry over the Israel-Hamas war.

Defending space for free discussion, empathy and tolerance on campus is a challenge during Israel-Hamas war
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Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere

A student protest movement has washed over the country since police first tried to end an encampment at Columbia University in New York nearly two weeks ago

Student protests take over some campuses. At others, attention is elsewhere
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Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says police shot and killed a student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon

Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
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As US spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases

From marches and art exhibitions to candlelight vigils, people are gathering across the U.S. to spotlight the high rate of disappearances and killings in Native American communities

As US spotlights those missing or dead in Native communities, prosecutors work to solve their cases
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Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA

Police forcibly removed scores of defiant pro-Palestinian protesters at several colleges on Thursday, including taking down an encampment

Fresh chaos, arrests on US college campuses as police flatten camp at UCLA
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Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families

Utah educators have been rushing to prepare students and staff as the state starts cracking down on any public school found not enforcing new bathroom restrictions for transgender individuals

Rollout of transgender bathroom law sows confusion among Utah public school families
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Belgian and Dutch students join Gaza protest wave

Students in Belgium and the Netherlands occupied parts of the universities of Ghent and

Belgian and Dutch students join Gaza protest wave
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College applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana

New research shows colleges attract interest from higher-caliber students when the schools’ home states allow their citizens to get high.

College applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana
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Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments

Demonstrations have ceased at a small number of U.S. universities after school leaders struck deals with pro-Palestinian protesters

Striking deals to end campus protests, some colleges invite discussion of their investments
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Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped

Campus protests by pro-Palestinian activists have spread across Europe as some call for a break in academic ties with Israel over the war in Gaza

Pro-Palestinian student protests spread across Europe. Some are allowed. Some are stopped
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25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters

Twenty-five people have been arrested for trespassing at the University of Virginia after police clashed with pro-Palestinian protesters who refused to remove tents from campus

25 arrested at University of Virginia after police clash with pro-Palestinian protesters
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Teens don't know everything − and those who acknowledge that fact are more eager to learn

Being aware of ignorance and fallibility can make people more teachable, and perhaps it could make people feel helpless and disempowered.

Teens don't know everything − and those who acknowledge that fact are more eager to learn
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What do universities owe their big donors? Less than you might think, explain 2 nonprofit law experts

Threats from disappointed donors over the language used during campus protests about the Israel-Hamas conflict have become angrier and more public than in the past.

What do universities owe their big donors? Less than you might think, explain 2 nonprofit law experts
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Why does Claudine Gay still work at Harvard after being forced to resign as its president? She's got tenure

Barring evidence of moral turpitude or excessive absenteeism, former administrators are very hard to force out.

Why does Claudine Gay still work at Harvard after being forced to resign as its president? She's got tenure
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House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war

The House has passed legislation that would establish a broader definition of antisemitism for the Department of Education to enforce anti-discrimination laws

House passes bill to expand definition of antisemitism amid growing campus protests over Gaza war
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Police clear protest from Swiss university as Gaza demonstrations spread

Police began dispersing pro-Palestinian protesters at the Swiss university of ETH Zurich on Tuesday, management said, after student demonstrations spread to campuses in

Police clear protest from Swiss university as Gaza demonstrations spread

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