Education
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Cornell University student protester self-deports after visa gets revoked
Momodou Taal, 31, said he left the U.S. voluntarily after a judge didn't block the U.S. government from going through the process to deport him.
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Trump administration suspends multiple Princeton research grants amid antisemitism investigation
The Ivy League school's president did not specify how much money had been impacted, but the administration has pulled $400 million in federal funding for Columbia University.
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Columbia University's interim president resigns a week after federal funding deal
Claire Shipman, the co-chair of the board of trustees, will immediately assume the role of acting president. Armstrong will return to the school's Irving Medical Center.
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Harvard president tells faculty they must reconsider their messaging after Trump victory: report
He reportedly sees this as a turn in Washington against higher education that poses a greater threat to Harvard than anything in recent memory.
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Former NFL coach Bill Belichick accepts coaching position at UNC Chapel Hill
Belichick is most known for his tenure as the head coach of the New England Patriots, where he has coached the team to six Super Bowl titles. Belichick has also won two other Super Bowls as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants. He retired in January.
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University of Michigan becomes latest school to roll back DEI requirements
University of Michigan Provost Laurie McCauley on Thursday said the college will stop requiring potential hires to provide a statement on how they will maintain diversity on the campus.
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University of Utah offers ‘Feminist Cannabis Studies’ this fall semester
Course investigates “history of the cannabis prohibition, legalization movement, and its political, social, cultural and practical intricacies.”
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About 70% of Education Department enforcements have targeted Christian universities: report
The department argues the group is pushing a false narrative.
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Sharp drop of pro-Palestinian protests, encampments on colleges campuses after tighter rules: Report
Some of the stricter rules include locking campus gates and tougher punishments.
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University of Maryland to offer 'Intro to Fat Studies' course focusing on link to being black
Curriculum looks at “fatness as intersectional,” particularly highlighting “the relationship between fatness and blackness,” according to the course description.
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Texas Education Board allows Bible-based curriculum in elementary schools
The rule, which was approved in a 8-7 vote, follows the efforts of Texas's neighboring states of Louisiana and Oklahoma to incorporate more religion in public school settings. The new rule does not require that Texas elementary schools use Bible-based curriculum, but the schools will receive additional state funding if they do.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology expected to waive tuition for families that make under $200K
MIT said that this decision was able to happen due to generous donors to the school.
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Linda McMahon presents the Department of Education a WWE-style 'SmackDown'
The co-chair of the Trump transition team, McMahon has also served as chairwoman of the board for America First Policy Institute and notably co-founded World Wrestling Entertainment with her husband, Vince McMahon.