A 22-year-old driver who lost control of his BMW in Malibu, California, last week on a treacherous stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, killing four Pepperdine University seniors, has been charged with murder, officials said. Fraser Bohm was arrested Tuesday on four counts of murder for the deaths of sorority …
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Colleges should expect more vocal board members and less generous donors if they continue letting students force “woke” decisions on administrators, a former University of Pennsylvania trustee said following widespread anti-Israel rallies. “A university is not run by the students, the university is run by the board of trustees who …
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Ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats have pushed back hard against Republican reluctance to raise the minimum wage. But to really address income inequality, federal and state governments should shift funds from colleges and universities and redirect resources and students into vocational programs. The U.S. economy supports many well-paying jobs …
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Shhh! A new study revealed that keeping secrets may be a good thing for people —depending on what the secret holds. Professor Michael Slepian of Columbia University was the lead author of the study, which was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Attitudes and Social Cognition via …
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The College of Saint Rose, a century-old Roman Catholic College in Albany, New York, will close in May 2024 after years of financial struggles, college officials announced Friday. “It is with a heavy heart that the Board decided to close the college at the end of this academic year,” Jeffrey …
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., applauded the resignation of University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill on Saturday. Magill resigned Saturday after days of criticism following her appearance at a Congressional hearing Tuesday, where she failed to give a clear answer to Stefanik’s question asking if calls for the genocide of Jews …
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Rutgers University suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter on Tuesday. The New Jersey public university issued an “interim suspension” of the pro-Palestinian organization, according to a letter obtained by NorthJersey.com. Associate Dean of Students Michelle Jefferson wrote in the letter that the student organization has violated several …
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There are college football teams that are going somewhere in their quest for a national title. Think Michigan, Alabama, Washington and Texas. And then there are those who aren’t. Kent State, Vanderbilt, Akron and the University of Louisiana-Monroe. They were among the worst Division I college football teams in 2023. …
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Activists protesting outside billionaire Harvard graduate Bill Ackman’s office on Thursday overwhelmingly voiced support for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and former Harvard President Claudine Gay. Rev. Al Sharpton’s civil rights activist group, National Action Network, picketed outside Ackman’s New York City office in protest of the influential alum’s …
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Izzy Darnell, the younger sister of University of Alabama senior and Zeta Tau Alpha member Kylan Darnell, shocked followers by dropping out of the school’s highly publicized sorority rush just before Bid Day. In a playful TikTok post, Izzy revealed her exit by tearing up a mock Bid Day card …
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