Tag: University
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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…