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Column: University of California was a beacon of opportunity. What went wrong and how to fix it
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Column: University of California was a beacon of opportunity. What went wrong and how to fix it

LA Times  

This column is the latest in a series on parenting children in the final years of high school, “Emptying the Nest.” Read the previous installment, about mourning the last first day of school, here. Pat Brown’s Master Plan for Higher Education, designed to guarantee every high school graduate in the state the opportunity to attend college, that helped my father-in-law …

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Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Some elite US universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit alleges

Associated Press  

Children of the wealthy and connected get special admissions consideration at some elite U.S. universities, according to new filings in a class-action lawsuit originally brought against 17 schools. Stuart Schmill, the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrote in a 2018 email that the university admitted four out of six applicants recommended by then-board chairman Robert Millard, …

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Elite schools accused of financial aid scheme that saw students overpay by $685M
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Elite schools accused of financial aid scheme that saw students overpay by $685M

Raw Story  

A lawsuit is accusing a number of the country's leading universities of overcharging students to the tune of $685 million in a “price-fixing” scheme. The Washington Post reported a list of top schools the lawsuit claims colluded to limit the amount of financial aid paid to lower-income students. "Documents and testimony from officials at Georgetown, the University of Notre Dame, …

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The bosses who don’t care about your Ivy League degree
2 months ago

The bosses who don’t care about your Ivy League degree

Live Mint  

It’s hard to get a job at Charlie Gipple’s financial advisory firm if you went to the wrong college—like Harvard, Yale or Princeton. “If I were hiring somebody to be my right-hand person today, there’s not a chance in hell it would be an Ivy League person," says Gipple, who graduated from the University of Northern Iowa and manages a …

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Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling's impact on colleges
4 months ago

Freshman classes provide glimpse of affirmative action ruling's impact on colleges

Hindustan Times  

Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. “The unsatisfying answer is that it’s hard to know which one is having the bigger impact.” On Thursday, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported drops in …

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Ivy league: Inside the subreddit that predicts your chances of getting into top schools.
6 months, 1 week ago

Ivy league: Inside the subreddit that predicts your chances of getting into top schools.

Slate  

“Female, Caucasian, FL, medium-sized public high school, middle class.” A description like this starts almost every post in the subreddit r/ChanceMe. The demographic one-liner is usually followed by a cryptic string of letters and numbers like “ACT: 31 4.651w/4.000u; 2/317” and lists of schools labeled “Safety,” “Match,” and “Reach.” Finally, posts typically end with a variation of the same two …

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Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment, occupy building at Rhode Island School of Design
8 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment, occupy building at Rhode Island School of Design

The Hindu  

A Monday deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to leave an encampment at Massachusetts Institute of Technology cleared many demonstrators only to have the site retaken while protesters at the Rhode Island School of Design began occupying a building in the ongoing protest movement connected to the Israel-Hamas war. “It was made in close consultation with the Emory Police Department, security advisors …

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Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests
8 months ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance on pro-Palestinian protests

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention to the killing of innocent people,” university President Michael Roth wrote to the campus community …

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Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment, occupy building at Rhode Island School of Design
8 months ago

Pro-Palestinian protesters retake MIT encampment, occupy building at Rhode Island School of Design

The Independent  

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Some colleges begin taking tougher stance against pro-Palestinian protesters
8 months ago

Some colleges begin taking tougher stance against pro-Palestinian protesters

LA Times  

University of Chicago police officers keep protesters from the quad as they dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment Tuesday. Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. “The protesters’ cause is important — bringing attention …

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As pro-Palestinian protests spread, more university leaders weigh police involvement
8 months, 1 week ago

As pro-Palestinian protests spread, more university leaders weigh police involvement

NPR  

As pro-Palestinian protests spread, more university leaders weigh police involvement Enlarge this image toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP Mike Stewart/AP For the second time in a week, police arrested dozens of demonstrators at the University of Texas at Austin protesting Israel's war against Hamas. On Saturday, university officials made the call to arrest 100 people it said "did not have good …

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Campus anti-war protesters dig in from New York to California as universities and police take action
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Campus anti-war protesters dig in from New York to California as universities and police take action

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Megan Green, president of the St. Louis Board …

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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US universities, target financial links with Israel
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US universities, target financial links with Israel

India TV News  

Washington: The arrest of 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators in Columbia last week has sparked a wave of similar protests across several American colleges and universities as the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the besieged Gaza Strip continues, leading to a debate on where to draw the line between allowing free speech while maintaining free and inclusive campuses. The Columbia University has cancelled …

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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public Monday as some of the most prestigious U.S. universities sought to defuse campus tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas. “It’s a really outrageous crackdown by the university to allow the police …

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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep U.S. college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia

LA Times  

A woman walks by a Yale sign reflected in rainwater on the Yale University campus in New Haven, Conn., in 2021. Robert Kraft, who owns the New England Patriots football team and funded the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life across from Columbia’s campus, said he was suspending donations to the university. Nicholas Baum, a 19-year-old Jewish freshman who lives …

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Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Harvard again requiring standardized test scores for those seeking admission

Associated Press  

— Harvard University announced Thursday that it is reinstituting standardized tests as a requirement for admission beginning with the class of 2029, joining other colleges that are again mandating tests for those hoping to enter the schools. Other schools like Yale, Dartmouth, Brown and MIT are also again requiring standardized tests for those seeking admission. Under the change announced Thursday, …

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Letters to the Editor: If the inequitable SAT is back, bring test prep to all high schools
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to the Editor: If the inequitable SAT is back, bring test prep to all high schools

LA Times  

A student looks at questions during a college test preparation class in Bethesda, Md., in 2016. To the editor: I was extremely dismayed to see The Times’ editorial board advocate for bringing back the SAT in college admissions. While the editorial board raises same valid points in identifying various other flaws surrounding the college admission process, the significant gap in …

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10 international summer programs that every Indian student should know
1 year ago

10 international summer programs that every Indian student should know

Hindustan Times  

Summer Programs are structured 1-10 week long programs organised by universities, external companies or boarding schools that offer a combination of academic exploration, sports, other ECAs and excursions. Academic: Lehigh University Age group: 14-18 years Dates: June 23-July 20, 2024 A four-week residential summer program enabling students to join an international network of emerging leaders through workshops, company visits, and …

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Israel-Gaza war on US campuses: Why are top university leaders under fire?
1 year ago

Israel-Gaza war on US campuses: Why are top university leaders under fire?

Al Jazeera  

A congressional hearing on anti-Semitism has shone a spotlight on the tensions between free speech and campus safety. Republican Representative Elise Stefanik grilled the academic leaders for offering evasive answers about whether calls for the “genocide of Jews” violated their schools’ codes of conduct. “If the speech turns into conduct, it can be harassment, yes.” “I am asking, specifically, calling …

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Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new generation of Ivy League presidents
1 year ago

Backlash to House testimony shines spotlight on new generation of Ivy League presidents

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The university presidents called before a congressional hearing on antisemitism last week had more in common than strife on their campuses: The leaders of the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard and MIT were all women who were relatively new in their positions. The presidents drew fire for carefully worded responses to a line of questioning from New York Republican …

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Harvard, Penn, MIT Heads Face Congress Over Campus Antisemitism
1 year, 1 month ago

Harvard, Penn, MIT Heads Face Congress Over Campus Antisemitism

Hindustan Times  

Lawmakers on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday will grill the leaders of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology about their responses to protests that erupted after the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. Alumni and donors, citing incidents of antisemitism, said the schools aren’t doing enough to create …

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Top 10 engineering schools in US in 2023 as per this global ranking
1 year, 4 months ago

Top 10 engineering schools in US in 2023 as per this global ranking

Hindustan Times  

U.S. News & World Report has released a list of best engineering colleges in US in 2023. Rank 3: University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley offers various types of engineering courses for undergraduate and postgraduate students. Rank 5: Carnegie Mellon University and Georgia Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University offers 21 …

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Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
1 year, 4 months ago

Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year

Associated Press  

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The company behind a disastrous change to a Kentucky city’s school bus routes that resulted in more than a week of canceled classes had similar problems in two cities in neighboring Ohio last year. The school district in Providence, Rhode Island, a listed partner, said it considered the company’s proposal in 2021 but “went in another direction.” …

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Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year
1 year, 4 months ago

Tech company behind Kentucky school bus problems had similar issues in Ohio last year

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The school district in Providence, …

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