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Bad Education by Matt Goodwin — university challenges

An angry polemic rightly recognises that freedom of speech and diversity of opinion is under threat in higher education but fails to analyse the complex problem clearly

Financial Times - 32m

Eric Adams shoots down 'stupid' resignation speculation

New York City Mayor Eric Adams shot down “stupid” resignation speculation during his address of religious leaders in Midtown Manhattan. "Who started the stupid rumor that I was stepping down on ...

The Hill - 10h

ACLU calls on Brown University to reinstate Pro-Palestine student group

Yahoo News - 1d

Temple University student dies after fall during celebration for Eagles win

A Temple University student died Tuesday from injuries sustained from falling high off a light pole during wild celebrations of the Philadelphia Eagles' victory in the NFC title game, authorities ...

NBC News - 1d

UK ministers demand safety for defence groups at university job fairs

Defence secretary John Healey says industry recruiters face ‘harassment and intimidation’ on campus

Financial Times - 2d

Cardiff University plans to cut 400 jobs and axe courses

Vice-chancellor Wendy Larner says "it is no longer an option for us to continue as we are".

BBC News - 2d

Master's programs: Cash cows for universities, financial burdens for students

Brown University plans to expand its master's programs to address financial deficits, raising concerns about the exploitation of federal loan policies and the potential negative ROI for students.

The Hill - 2d

Bessent pushes gradual 2.5% universal US tariffs plan

Trump’s Treasury secretary wants levies to rise month by month in order to give businesses time to adjust

Financial Times - 3d

Tuskegee Airman, 98, confident his legacy can't be erased

Steps were taken to remove video materials about the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots to comply with President Trump's DEI ban in the military.

CBS News - 3d

Air Force resumes instruction with Tuskegee Airmen video after review

The U.S. Air Force resumed using training material that referred to the Tuskegee Airmen after the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives caused an ...

The Hill - 3d

Man charged with murdering university lecturer

Claire Chick, who was a nurse and university lecturer, was found fatally injured in a street.

BBC News - 4d

Trump’s anti-DEI order yanks air force videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female pilots

Official cites review of course curriculum at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where new recruits get basic training. Donald Trump’s order halting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives has ...

The Guardian - 5d

Tuskegee Airmen lesson removed from U.S. Air Force curriculum, memo says

The Tuskegee Airmen were founded in 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama when the U.S. Army Air Corp began a program to train Black servicemembers as Air Corps Cadets.

CBS News - 5d

Universal's 'Wicked: For Good' creates a unique marketing challenge

Universal is hoping the excitement around “Wicked” can hang around — for good.

NBC News - 6d

Universal's 'Wicked: For Good' creates a unique marketing challenge

The marketing plan for "Wicked: For Good" is expected to be similar to the playbook used for "Wicked," with a few alterations to avoid oversaturating audiences.

CNBC - 6d

Universal TV studio chief Pearlena Igbokwe to oversee NBC Entertainment

The moves consolidates control of NBC and studios on the West Coast.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 23

Bottom Line: Columbia University brings in Trump transition alum

Education Columbia University, a hot spot for pro-Palestinian protests last spring, hired BGR Government Affairs to lobby on issues related to higher education and appropriations. Republican ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

Nashville school shooting investigation underway

At least one student was killed on Wednesday in a shooting at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tennessee. Senior coordinating producer for CBS News' crime and public safety unit Anna Schecter ...

CBS News - Jan. 22

Two dead, including shooter, in Tennessee school shooting

Police say one student was killed when a student fired several shots inside a high school cafeteria in Antioch, Tennessee. The shooter died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

NBC News - Jan. 22

At least two students wounded in Tennessee school shooting

Police say two students were wounded and a shooter has been "contained" after a shooting inside a high school cafeteria in Antioch, Tennessee.

NBC News - Jan. 22

Our universities need both free speech and diversity protections to succeed

We need to think creatively about threats to open inquiry and ways to preserve and enhance free expression on campus. Reiterating well-worn attacks on DEI will not help in that effort.

The Hill - Jan. 21

Severance spending at top UK universities surges

FT analysis shows drop-off in overseas enrolments pushed redundancy payouts up by more than a fifth in 2024

Financial Times - Jan. 19

Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track

The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”

ABC News - Jan. 16

Biden Administration Forgives 260,000 Loans for Ashford University Students

Ashford University was one the country’s largest for-profit college companies at one point.

Inc. - Jan. 15

'SNL' show creator Lorne Michaels donates archive to University of Texas

“Saturday Night Live” creator Lorne Michaels has donated his career archive to the Harry Ransom Center cultural archive at the University of Texas

ABC News - Jan. 15

Drake lawsuit accuses Universal Music Group of defamation for 'Not Like Us'

The superstar rapper claims in a lawsuit that the record company he and Kendrick Lamar are both signed with have put his life and reputation at risk.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 15

Police arrest student suspected of hammer attack at a Tokyo university

Japanese police have arrested a student suspected of a hammer attack at a Tokyo university, which local media said left several injured

ABC News - Jan. 11

Hammer attack injures eight students at Tokyo university

Japanese police say 22-year-old woman arrested as witness describes panic after attacker ‘all of a sudden’ began swinging hammer in classroom. Eight Tokyo university students attacked with a hammer ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Asian American professor wrongfully accused of spying for China is suing University of Kansas

Franklin Tao, an Asian American scientist who was wrongfully accused of spying for China, is suing the University of Kansas, his former employer, accusing it of “vicious, unabated discrimination.”

NBC News - Jan. 10

Woman reportedly wounds 8 in hammer attack at university in Tokyo

Japanese media say a sociology student attacked her classmates with a hammer during class after voicing frustration at being ignored.

CBS News - Jan. 10

Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police

Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer ...

The New York Times - Jan. 10

Johns Hopkins University reaches settlement to resolve complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia

Johns Hopkins University reached a settlement Tuesday with the Department of Education over complaints of antisemitism and Islamophobia on its campus. The school has agreed to take actions to ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

Johns Hopkins University reaches settlement to resolve complaints of antisemitism, Islamophobia

Yahoo News - Jan. 9

Death toll in mass shooting in Montenegro rises to 13

A man who was wounded in a mass shooting on New Year's Day in Montenegro has died, bringing the death toll to 13

ABC News - Jan. 9

The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real

The inside story of the teenager whose “swatting” calls sent armed police racing into hundreds of schools nationwide—and the private detective who tracked him down.

Wired - Jan. 9

Column: How the stars of 'It Ends With Us' spawned a universe of legal and PR battles

Actors and producers Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have traded accusations of sexual misconduct, smear tactics and more. But the film is doing quite well.

Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8