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DePaul soccer player dies ‘unexpectedly' on school campus at age 20
A DePaul soccer player died unexpectedly after being found unresponsive in a school residence hall Monday.
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10 sets of twins graduate from the same Maryland high school
At this graduation, you might have thought you were seeing double, because among the graduates were 10 sets of twins.
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Trump doubles down on fight over international students: ‘I want Harvard to be great again'
President Donald Trump slammed Harvard University’s international student policies during a press event on Wednesday, insinuating that foreign students are responsible for “shopping centers exploding” and the weakening of American higher education. “Harvard wants to fight. They want to show how smart they are, and they’re getting their ass kicked.”
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After a 15-year battle, Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of slaves
Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people. A lawyer says the images will be transferred to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects’ descendants. The photos of the subjects identified by Tamara Lanier as her great-great-great-grandfather Renty and his daughter...
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Kermit the Frog delivers commencement address: ‘Keep believing, keep pretending'
Kermit the Frog delivered a commencement address Thursday at the University of Maryland.
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Unmasked: Student behind La Salle University's mascot gives commencement speech
La Salle University’s Alexis Sanchez was the commencement speaker at the school’s graduation ceremony over the weekend, but most students know her in a non-speaking role: the La Salle Explorer mascot.
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Federal judge agrees to expedite Harvard's lawsuit against Trump administration
The frozen funds feud between Harvard University and the White House will go before a federal judge on Monday.
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Columbia protesters are a no-show after plans for new encampments were revealed
Thursday’s tent encampments would have been the first tent cities at the university since students took over a building last year.
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Harvard won't accept ‘unprecedented' demands; federal task force freezes $2.2B
After Harvard’s president announced it wouldn’t accept Trump administration demands, the Education Dept.’s Joint Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism’s froze billions in funding.
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Houston Cougars stage comeback to defeat Duke, punch ticket to Championship
After trailing for most of the game, the Houston Cougars clawed their way back in the final minutes to defeat Cooper Flagg and Duke. Houston will vie for a national title against Florida on Monday.
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Student visas revoked at Stanford, UC Berkeley
International students in the Bay Area are discovering their student visas have been revoked.
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Trump administration issues demands on Harvard to save its $9B in federal funding
Harvard president Alan Garber said in response the school had “devoted considerable effort to addressing antisemitism” and would provide a full accounting to the government.
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Columbia University alumni rip up their diplomas in protest of school and leadership
Instead of joining in Columbia University’s annual “Alumni Day” celebrations for the School of International and Public Affairs, several alumni gathered to denounce the school by ripping up their diplomas in protest.
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University of Minnesota says graduate student was detained by ICE
A graduate student at the University of Minnesota was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Thursday at an off-campus residence, the school said in a statement, NBC News reported.
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Private groups work to identify and report student protesters for possible deportation
The push to identify masked protesters using facial recognition and turn them in is blurring the line between public law enforcement and private groups
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Kermit the Frog is next commencement speaker of this university
Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog will be at the University of Maryland! The world’s most famous frog will deliver the university’s commencement address on Wednesday, May 21. The Muppet will share his words of wisdom with summer 2024, winter 2024 and spring 2025 graduates at the SECU Stadium. The Muppets creator Jim Henson graduated from the university in 1960. He made...
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International students weigh new risks of pursuing higher education in the US
While international student enrollment has been on the rise, educators worry that could soon change under the Trump administration.
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Cal Poly SLO's swimming program abruptly cut, impacting San Diego-area students
Some San Diego-area high school students say they were blindsided after the college sports program they committed to suddenly got canceled.
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Johns Hopkins University to let more than 2,000 workers go after Trump's USAID cuts
Johns Hopkins University said it would eliminate more than 2,000 jobs after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded federal funding for thousands of international aid projects, NBC News reported.