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Struggling students to benefit from grant changes
The household income threshold for EMA will rise after a 15-year freeze, the Welsh government says.BBC News - 6h -
Man charged with murdering university lecturer
Claire Chick, who was a nurse and university lecturer, was found fatally injured in a street.BBC News - 17h -
How to Lead Through Pressure
Why you need partners in your C-suite to successfully run your company.Inc. - 2d -
Did a secret obsession lead a "genius" to murder a Yale grad student?
Kevin Jiang, 26, a Yale graduate student and former Army National Guardsman, was gunned down in New Haven, Connecticut. What appeared to be a road rage incident soon unraveled into a story of ...CBS News - 20h -
How a MIT grad student planned a Yale student's near perfect murder
When Kevin Jiang was killed on Feb. 6, 2021, no one had any idea why he may have been targeted. But detectives would soon discover that someone had a secret plot to kill him.CBS News - 20h -
Student, 15, tops Fantasy Premier League worldwide
Charlie was briefly the best out of the 11 million people who play Fantasy Premier League.BBC News - 1d -
Universal's 'Wicked: For Good' creates a unique marketing challenge
Universal is hoping the excitement around “Wicked” can hang around — for good.NBC News - 2d -
University students lead a strike in Serbia as populist president plans a rally to counter protests
A student-led strike in Serbia on Friday closed down numerous businesses and many people didn’t go to work as populist President Aleksandar Vucic planned a big rally to counter growing ...ABC News - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 3d -
Mayotte's students are returning to school amid cyclone devastation
Students in the French territory of Mayotte are preparing to return to school on Monday, just over six weeks after the worst cyclone to hit the islands off Africa in nearly a century laid waste to ...ABC News - 3d -
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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 - 3d -
Does D.E.I. Help or Hurt Jewish Students?
Some students and professors are questioning whether campus diversity, equity and inclusion offices should do more to combat antisemitism, or whether D.E.I. itself is the problem.The New York Times - 4d -
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 - 4d -
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 - 5d -
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 2024Financial Times - Jan. 19 -
Students lead massive protests in Serbia against state broadcaster and president
Tens of thousands of protesters led by university students have held a noisy rally outside Serbia’s state television headquarters in Belgrade to protest what they called the broadcaster’s ...ABC News - Jan. 17 -
Gang detained over transgender student stab attack
The victim was repeatedly stabbed and beaten after being lured to a car park, a court hears.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
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 -
Student finds bride's unseen 1960s wedding video
Beryl Davies says there was previously just one coloured photo from her big day in October 1966.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Biden forgives $4.5 billion in student debt for 261,000 borrowers who attended now-defunct Ashford University
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it would forgive $4.5 billion in student debt for 261,000 borrowers who attended Ashford University.CNBC - Jan. 15 -
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 TexasABC 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 -
Biden cancels student loans for 150,000 more borrowers
President Joe Biden announced his administration had approved student loan relief for more than 150,000 borrowers, bringing the total number who have had their student debt cancelled under the ...NBC News - Jan. 13 -
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 injuredABC 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 -
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 -
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4 San Diego State University fraternity members charged after pledge suffers burn injuries
A "skit" at a fraternity party that left a pledge with burns over 16% of his body led authorities to file charges against four San Diego State University students, including the person who was ...NBC News - Jan. 8 -
Universal Studios Hollywood, longtime Malibu restaurants and other L.A.-area business affected by the fires
Universal Studios Hollywood theme park and CityWalk will be closed Wednesday due to the fires and extreme wind conditions.Los Angeles Times - Jan. 8 -
Trump could declare national economic emergency to justify universal tariffs, CNN reports
The president-elect is looking at utilizing the International Economic Emergency Powers Act to implement his plan for tariffs on imports.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
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 -
Universities need new ways to make their research pay
Public and private funding are both vital for institutions such as the University of York as international student fees fallFinancial Times - Jan. 8 -
Comcast to launch Universal Ads in bid to win smaller advertisers over from tech
Comcast plans to launch Universal Ads, a platform meant to attract advertisers of all sizes and grab back ad dollars from social media and tech companies.CNBC - Jan. 6 -
Students Charged in ‘To Catch a Predator’ TikTok Scheme
Five students at Assumption University in Worcester, Mass., are accused of luring a man to campus, where he was chased by a group of about 25 people.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Fall in UK university science courses stokes fears for industrial strategy
Chemistry courses have dropped a quarter and biosciences by 15% in past 5 yearsFinancial Times - Jan. 2
