Education
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Teachers union boss takes down X post after grammatical error, new one reads '4rth of July'
The original post spelled peaking as "peeking." It was corrected in the new post but many users criticized Weingarten for the way she spelled July fourth or July 4th.
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University of California system reminds student governments of ban on protesting against countries
The letter comes after multiple schools within the UC system, including UCLA, participated in anti-Israel protests and riots across the state last year that shut down graduation ceremonies and events on campus.
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Rush to dismantle Education Department ebbs as McMahon takes action inside agency
In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to essentially dismantle the department.
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Al-Qaeda, Iran's supreme leader praise pro-Palestine protests by U.S. students
Protests occurred earlier this spring, largely before graduation ceremonies, in response to Israel's war against Palestinian-backed Hamas in Gaza
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Millions of Americans over 55 still owe money on student debt: Survey
The Federal Reserve Board’s 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances found that 2.2 million United States citizens above the age of 55 are struggling to pay off their debts, just as they head towards the retirement
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Justice Department investigated conservative 'Moms for Liberty' in same manner as KKK: Report
The internal emails appeared to show that the DOJ pressured local officials at times to accept their help, including by using emails from doj.gov accounts to allegedly pester them when they did not show interest.
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As Yale appoints first permanent female president, she vows to focus on diversity
McInnis's appointment ends a nine-month search for a replacement for Peter Salovey, who is retiring to teach at the Ivy League in Connecticut.
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Harvard University won't issue statements on 'public matters,' school president confirms
The working group that made the recommendation consists of faculty members from various departments across the university.
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Northwestern University President admits to getting an 'F' from ADL with combatting antisemitism
"No three words better apply to the decline in postsecondary education that has transpired—gradually then suddenly," Foxx said.
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UCLA temporarily reassigns police chief pending investigation into handling of anti-Israel protests
Mary Osako, UCLA's vice chancellor for Strategic Communications, did not state where police chief John Thomas was reassigned to, but said UCLA police captain Gawin Gibson has been placed as the interim chief in the meantime.
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MIT faces civil rights complaint over program for women of color
The Equal Protection Project (EPP) this week filed the challenge to the school's Creative Regal Women of Knowledge program, contending that it runs afoul of Title VI and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act and "engages in invidious discrimination on the basis of race, color and sex."
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Sonoma State University president retires amid backlash over concessions to anti-Israel protesters
President Mike Lee sent a memo on Tuesday that revealed he made concessions with the demonstrators in order to end the occupation, which included a promise to initiate an academic boycott of Israel.
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Harvard hasn't implemented recommendations from its antisemitism task force, House committee finds
Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group (AAG) was established following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.