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Today: September 21, 2024

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Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held

Small pro-Palestinian protests are popping up sporadically as colleges and universities hold commencement services

Small pro-Palestinian protests held Saturday as college commencements are held
Education|News|Political

Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible 'hot summer of protest'

About a dozen students arrested by police clearing a sit-in at a Denver college campus emerged from detainment to cheers from fellow pro-Palestinian

Campus Gaza rallies may subside, but experts see possible 'hot summer of protest'
Education|Political

Georgia students walk out, PM vows to pass 'foreign agent' bill on Tuesday

Hundreds of university students in the Georgian capital walked out of classes on Monday, joining thousands of protesters opposing a bill on "foreign agents", as the

Georgia students walk out, PM vows to pass 'foreign agent' bill on Tuesday
Education|News|World

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts

Despite pro-Palestinian protests roiling some U.S. college campuses this spring, graduation ceremonies are going off largely peacefully so far

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
Education|News|World

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts

Despite pro-Palestinian protests roiling some U.S. college campuses this spring, graduation ceremonies are going off largely peacefully so far

Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as some US college graduations marked by defiant acts
News|Education

Amsterdam University closes for two days after violent protests over Gaza

The University of Amsterdam on Monday said it would remain closed for two days after police moved in to end a pro-Palestinian protest at one of its campuses earlier on the day.

Amsterdam University closes for two days after violent protests over Gaza
Education|News

UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to cut diversity program funding for next year's budget starting July 1

UNC board slashes diversity program funding to divert money to public safety resources
Arts|Education|Health|Opinion

Appeal judges voice doubts about ruling on transgender woman's admission into Wyoming sorority

Appeal judges are having doubts about whether they can rule on a transgender woman’s admission into a University of Wyoming sorority

Appeal judges voice doubts about ruling on transgender woman's admission into Wyoming sorority
Education

A Chicago teen entered college at 10. At 17, she earned a doctorate from Arizona State

Dorothy Jean Tillman's participation in Arizona State University’s May 6 commencement was the latest step on a higher-education journey the Chicago teen started when she took her first college course at age 10

A Chicago teen entered college at 10. At 17, she earned a doctorate from Arizona State
Education|Opinion|Sports

Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker is getting attention for comments he made during a commencement address at Benedictine College last weekend in which he congratulated the women receiving degrees, but then said most were probably more excited to get married and have children

Chiefs kicker Butker congratulates women graduates and says most are more excited about motherhood
Education|News|Opinion|Political

70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't

Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional

70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't
Sports|Education

Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencement

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism, but he received a standing ovation at the May 11 commencement ceremony at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas

Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencement
Education

Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed a measure that could have earmarked up to $5 million for certain gun-detection software in schools

Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technology
Education|Health

South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions

A South Korean court has ruled in favor of the government’s contentious plan to drastically boost medical school admissions

South Korean court rejects effort to block plan that would boost medical school admissions
Economy|Education|News

The larger the nonprofit, the more likely it is run by a white man, says new Candid diversity report

White men are most likely to lead the largest, best-funded nonprofits, while women of color tend to lead the organizations with the fewest financial resources, according to a study from the nonprofit data research organization Candid released Thursday

The larger the nonprofit, the more likely it is run by a white man, says new Candid diversity report
Education|News|Opinion|Political

Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support

President Joe Biden has marked the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and their family members in the landmark case to the White House

Biden marks Brown v. Board of Education anniversary amid signs of erosion in Black voter support
Education|News|Political

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise

After the arrests of pro-Palestine student protesters occupying a Columbia University building last month, New York Mayor Eric Adams and senior police officials

New York City said 'no injuries' at Columbia arrests; students' medical records say otherwise
Education|Lifestyle|Opinion

He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own

The Rev. Brandon Thomas Crowley had always loved the Black Church, and developed an ambition in his youth to become a pastor even as he realized he was gay

He feared coming out. Now this pastor wants to help Black churches become as welcoming as his own
Education|Opinion|Political

Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board

The 1954 Brown v

Even with school choice, some Black families find options lacking decades after Brown v. Board
Education|News|Political

6 Penn students among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during attempt to occupy building

Authorities say a half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a building on campus

6 Penn students among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during attempt to occupy building
Education|Opinion|Political|World

Biden tells Morehouse graduates that scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war break his heart, too

President Joe Biden has offered his most direct recognition of the anguish American college students are feeling over the Israel-Hamas war

Biden tells Morehouse graduates that scenes in Gaza from the Israel-Hamas war break his heart, too
News|Education|Political

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University in Philadelphia over the weekend, prompting a lockdown of school buildings, a day after authorities thwarted an attempted occupation of a school building at the neighboring University of Pennsylvania campus

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up a new encampment at Drexel University
Education|Entertainment

Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates to tune of $1,000 each, but says they must give half away

Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale has surprised the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth by giving each of them $1,000

Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates to tune of $1,000 each, but says they must give half away
News|Education|Political

Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan

Police have broken up a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Michigan less than a week after demonstrators showed up at the home of a school official and placed fake body bags on her lawn

Police break up pro-Palestinian camp at the University of Michigan
Education

Former Arizona grad student convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 shooting of professor

A former University of Arizona graduate student has been convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a professor on campus two years ago

Former Arizona grad student convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 shooting of professor

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