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5 takeaways from the Columbia University antisemitism hearing

Education Republicans, and even some Democrats, focused on getting rid of specific university faculty who they say used antisemitic rhetoric. House...

18.04.2024 30

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Education Department sparks new GOP anger as Cardona pivots on financial aid blunder

23.03.2024 10

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Harvard president’s resignation fuels accusations of racism from Black leaders

Claudine Gay, who was the first Black woman to lead the Ivy League institution, stepped down Tuesday.

03.01.2024 4

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Financial aid form delay puts low-income college enrollment at risk

The FAFSA delay comes in the shadow of the Supreme Court decision to gut race-conscious college admissions policies, which experts fear will dissuade...

22.12.2023 6

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Harvard president holds on despite antisemitism response

The university's highest governing board expressed support for the embattled president during a Monday night meeting.

12.12.2023 5

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Penn president resigns

Liz Magill faced bipartisan backlash.

10.12.2023 90

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Lawmakers press Harvard, MIT, Penn boards to remove leaders

They also want the boards to provide a plan to ensure the safety of Jewish and Israeli students on campus.

09.12.2023 6

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House Education committee to launch probe into Harvard, MIT and Penn over antisemitism

“We will use our full Congressional authority to hold these schools accountable for their failure on the global stage," Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)...

07.12.2023 5

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Democrats slam Harvard, MIT, UPenn presidents after Stefanik grilling

Harvard President Claudine Gay, University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill and MIT President Sally Kornbluth faced an extended grilling from...

07.12.2023 20

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Top moments from college presidents testifying about campus antisemitism on Capitol Hill

Nearly half a dozen times, lawmakers deferred the rest of their time to Elise Stefanik, who proved to be the leader of Harvard’s toughest critics on...

06.12.2023 5

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Can Free Speech on Campus Survive the Israel-Hamas War?

A First Amendment scholar is very worried.

05.12.2023 4

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College presidents face down House Republicans over antisemitism response

Few members of the GOP conference will likely be able to resist the opportunity to needle some of the nation’s elite schools.

05.12.2023 10

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Jewish groups sue University of California over ‘unchecked’ antisemitism

The 36-page lawsuit argues that UC Berkeley and its law school’s inaction on discrimination against Jewish students has led to a spread of...

28.11.2023 4

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Cardona hints it's unlikely schools under investigation will lose federal funds

All schools that receive federal funds must comply with Title VI, a law that bars discrimination based on shared ancestry, ethnic characteristics or...

17.11.2023 3

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Education Department probes 7 schools over alleged antisemitism, Islamophobia

The assistant secretary for civil rights at the Education Department cautioned that just because a school is under investigation “does not reflect a...

17.11.2023 40

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Jewish organizations present Cardona with antisemitism action plan

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Deputy Education Secretary Cindy Marten also attended the meeting with Jewish leaders.

31.10.2023 50

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Influencers rival Biden administration in helping borrowers manage student debt

The hashtag #studentloans has now surpassed 1.3 billion views on TikTok.

25.10.2023 4

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Pressure mounts on Education Department to penalize antisemitism on campus

A wave of student activism is putting pressure on the agency to release a proposal that could force university leaders to referee advocacy as well as...

12.10.2023 20

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Biden’s Education secretary looks to torch legacy admissions

A challenge to Harvard University over legacy admissions allows Miguel Cardona to address how selective institutions favor certain applicants.

12.09.2023 7

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