Tag: University
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University of Texas System announces free tuition for students whose families earn $100K or less
The University of Texas System announced Wednesday it will expand its free tuition program for lower-income families to include all families making $100,000 or less a year. The Board of Regents gave preliminary approval to the plan, which is an expansion of its Promise Plus program. The free tuition for undergraduate students will begin in…
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Brown University suspends its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine
Brown University suspended its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine after the group led a rally protesting the university’s decision not to divest its endowment from certain companies that support Israel. Chapter members were told of the suspension on Oct. 24, the group said, nearly a week after their Oct. 18 protest. The suspension…
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Harris eyes Howard University for her election night headquarters
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to spend election night in Washington D.C., with her campaign eyeing her alma mater, Howard University, as a possible venue for her to speak from, according to seven people familiar with the planning. While it’s possible the election results could be known within hours and not days, the…
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University of Alabama students charged after pledge was shoved and stepped on during alleged hazing incidents
Several University of Alabama students were charged in alleged fraternity hazing incidents after a pledge said he was shoved, stepped on, and had things thrown at him. Christopher Theodore Molineaux, 22, Grant Henry Rakers, 21, Joshua Donald Ferrito, 22, and Charles William Grey, 20, were each charged with two counts of hazing in connection with…
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Two former Indiana University basketball players accuse team doctor of sex abuse
Two former Indiana University basketball players have sued their alma mater alleging their team doctor repeatedly sexually assaulted them and their teammates and the school did nothing to stop him. Haris Mujezinovic and Charlie Miller, who played for the Hoosiers in the 1990s under legendary coach Bob Knight, said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in…
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Armed man breaks into home of rabbi hosting dinner for Jewish University of Michigan students
An armed man broke into the home of a rabbi in Southfield, Michigan, on Wednesday evening during a holiday dinner with Jewish students from the University of Michigan, police and university officials said. The dinner took place at the start of Rosh Hashanah, they added, and no one was injured. “The preliminary investigation indicates this…
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Richard Branson champions dyslexic education with new university
Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, has turned his money and focus toward a very personal new project: DyslexicU, the first free online university for dyslexic thinkers. The inspiration? Branson himself has lived with dyslexia. “I quit school at 15 because I was dyslexic. I didn’t know I was dyslexic. It hadn’t really…
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University of Pittsburgh, FBI investigating 2nd attack on Jewish student in a month
Authorities are investigating the second incident in a month in which a Jewish student attending the University of Pittsburgh was attacked, possibly motivated by the victim’s religion. The FBI, which is currently assisting University of Pittsburgh Police, said it has opened its own investigation. According to university police, the student was walking off campus early…