Education
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Massive protests at Columbia with pro-Hamas chants day of House antisemitism hearing
Many students stayed in tents overnight in the quad, and were still present as of Thursday morning.
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UNC could become next college system to eliminate diversity roles
The policy will still need to be approved by the full board next month. If approved it could impact 17 campuses in the state.
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USC cancels valedictorian's speech after social media criticism of Zionism, citing safety concerns
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attracted international scrutiny during the invasion of the densely populated area over the reported civilian death toll, with even President Joe Biden criticizing Jerusalem's conduct.
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Top economist says tuition costs will rise as a result of Biden's student loan forgiveness
Sorens said that those who didn't go to college will be harmed by the student debt cancelations.
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Biden proposal for boys in girls' sports breaks UN obligations, rapporteur says, as injuries climb
When males can "strike at female athletes on a playing field," the "toleration of such behaviour off the pitch" is likely to follow, UN sex violence expert says. Transgender players in girls' swimming, volleyball, basketball cause outcry.
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Harvard interim president pledges review after faculty and student groups post antisemitic cartoon
The cartoon featured a black man and an Arab man hanging from nooses held by a hand marked with a Star of David and a dollar sign.
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Harvard Faculty group posts cartoon featuring wealthy Jewish person hanging black and Arab men
All Harvard groups that shared the image apologized and acknowledged that the cartoon featured "antisemitic tropes."
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School district allows LGBTQ lesson opt-outs after legal threat by Muslim parents
White lesbian board member scolded black Muslim women for not showing "solidarity." Federal appeals court could rule on similar suburban D.C. case "any day."
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College Board settles with New York over alleged sale of students' personal data
The College Board administers the SATs, the PSATs, and AP exams.
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Columbia Law rejects student group fighting antisemitism under State Department-adopted definition
Of the nine groups that have asked the Columbia Law School Student Senate for recognition this year, Law Students Against Antisemitism is the only one that has been denied, a senator said.
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Rhode Island threatens parents objecting to 'inadvertent' rules for resuming school mask mandate
Department of Health lawyer blames "clerical mistake" for proposed regulations that violate settlement with parents who sued.
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Campus Reform Editor-in-Chief predicts end of DEI in schools due to 'blatant antisemitism'
"I do think we're finally seeing DEI and the unaccountable left finally start to lose their power in higher ed," Zachary Marschall said.
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Texas teacher provides students with secret bookshelf of banned literature
The now-former student who helped build the secret bookshelf said he picked out "a lot of gay books" to include.