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At Oakland University, Students and Alumni Bask in the N.C.A.A. Spotlight
Supporters of the little-known college on Friday celebrated its moment of fame after a shocking first-round win.
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Sports
What’s It Like to Be Cinderella in March? These Schools Know.
As administrators at universities like St. Peter’s, Fairleigh Dickinson and Florida Gulf Coast can attest, upset victories bring attention, alumni donations and a lot of work.
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Newyork
Harvard, M.I.T. and Systemic Antisemitism
This Monday, March 11, roughly 200 Jewish students and supporters marched through the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, and it was newsworthy that they were not attacked. Local news hailed that they were able to, as one headline noted ...
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Newyork
The ‘Colorblindness’ Trap: How a Civil Rights Ideal Got Hijacked
The fall of affirmative action is part of a 50-year campaign to roll back racial progress.
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US
Penn Trustees Meeting Is Cut Short After Students Protest Over War in Gaza
The meeting was abruptly adjourned about 10 minutes in after a demonstration by pro-Palestinian students protesting the university’s ties with Israel.
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Harvard’s Response to Subpoenas Is Called ‘Useless’ by House Committee
Harvard said it has been acting in good faith and submitted nearly 1,500 pages of new material.
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University of Idaho Needs More Students. Should It Buy an Online School?
Ahead of an expected drop in enrollment, the institution is looking to buy the University of Phoenix, a for-profit school with a checkered past. Is it worth $550 million?
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The Killing at U. of Georgia: What We Know
A nursing student’s body was found on Thursday at the University of Georgia in Athens. The authorities called the homicide “a crime of opportunity.”
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U. of Arizona’s Budget Woes Raise Fears of Layoffs, and Questions About Economic Divide
The public university, the largest employer in the Tucson area, says it’s facing a $177 million shortfall. Critics worry that lower-tier workers and Arizona students will be hit hardest by efforts to cut back.
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Science
Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
University officials say they cannot afford to maintain one of the largest herbariums in the United States. Researchers are urging Duke to reconsider.
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