ASU graduates celebrate accomplishments in Tempe
More than 20,000 students are graduating from ASU this spring, in the university's largest graduating class to date.
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CNNHe’s been accepted to 122 colleges with $5.3 million in scholarships. His choice came down to his love of music
Helms Ategeka, a high school senior in Oakland, California, received admissions to 122 colleges and universities. With almost too many choices, he and his father had to work through their differences about which school he should choose.
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Here's How Different The Japanese Elementary School System Is Compared To The US, As Told From Someone Who's Experienced Both
I still dream of the school lunch.
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Teachers Are Sharing Just How Much The Pandemic Changed Their Jobs
"I am no longer just a teacher. I am now a social worker, therapist, guidance counselor, parent, etc. all while trying to get kids to care about whatever topic we're covering."
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UCLA faculty reject censure and no confidence resolutions against chancellor after attack on pro-Palestinian encampment
The UCLA Academic Senate rejected censuring and making a no confidence statement against university Chancellor Gene Block amid mounting criticism of his handling of a campus pro-Palestinian encampment that was violently attacked by counterprotesters.
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President tells Gaza protesters that University of B.C. must remain neutral
VANCOUVER — The president of the University of British Columbia has told pro-Palestinian protesters that the school must remain neutral on the Gaza conflict. Benoit-Antoine Bacon says in response to demands by the organizers of a protest encampment on the Vancouver campus that professors and students hold a broad range of opinions and the university can't "presume to speak for everyone." Bacon says if the university took a position, it would undermine the rights of people who hold different view
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19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested for trying to occupy UPenn building
The University of Pennsylvania police arrested 19 pro-Palestinian protesters Friday night after they allegedly tried to occupy a campus building, the school said. The university's police department said the protesters, the majority of whom were not students, attempted to get into Fisher-Bennett Hall when campus officers and officers from the Philadelphia Police Department intervened. Officers were seen scuffling with protesters and several people were taken away in handcuffs.
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A college puts the 'cat' into 'education' by giving Max an honorary 'doctor of litter-ature' degree
A Vermont university has bestowed the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature” on Max the cat, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday. Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring the feline not for his mousing or napping, but for his friendliness. “Max the Cat has been an affectionate member of the Castleton family for years,” the school said in a Facebook post.
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Student assistants are paid more than lecturers at UC. Ripple effects of 2022 strike
Teaching assistants earn about $300 more per month per class than lecturers at a UC campus.
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Did colleges give away the store in deals with student protesters?
Colleges that used police force to end their recent on-campus student protests are facing criticism for their handling of the situation, but so are the small handful that cut deals to end the demonstrations. The few universities that successfully negotiated to end the pro-Palestinian encampments — among them Northwestern, Brown, Rutgers and Johns Hopkins —…
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Pro-Palestinian encampment protester says UWindsor meeting wasn't in good faith
A week after an encampment protest in support of Palestinians was set up at the University of Windsor campus, the group has met with university officials about their demands.But protesters say they are disappointed with the outcome.Jana Jandal Alrifai , co-organizer of the encampment, said they wanted to see senior administration in attendance. University president Robert Gordon was not part of the meeting."This meeting was not, we believe, in good faith," said Jandal Alrifai, who called the mee
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UC officials charge that academic workers' strike over pro-Palestinian protests is illegal
The union representing UC academic workers said Friday that its members at UC Santa Cruz would go on strike Monday over alleged worker rights and free speech violations.
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Teachers criticize Newsom's budget proposal, say it would 'wreak havoc on funding for our schools'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his plan to balance the budget because they say it “would wreak havoc on funding for our schools.” Newsom says his plan — a complex accounting maneuver — would shield public schools from $8.8 billion in immediate cuts. But California Teachers Association President David Goldberg said it would end up costing districts nearly $1
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Special graduation at OSU-OKC gives students a second chance at life
Special graduation at OSU-OKC gives students a second chance at life
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A Lakota student's feather plume was cut off her cap during commencement at a New Mexico high school
A Lakota student's traditional feather plume was cut off her graduation cap during her high school commencement ceremony this week in northwestern New Mexico. It was during the national anthem Monday night when Farmington High School faculty members approached the student, Genesis White Bull, and confiscated her cap, the Tri-City Record reported. The top of it had been decorated with traditional beadwork and an aópazan — Lakota for plume.
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UCLA Academic Senate rejects censure and 'no confidence' vote on Chancellor Gene Block
UCLA Academic Senate voted against censuring Chancellor Gene Block or saying it had 'no confidence' in his leadership
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Union activists, Gaza war protesters rally at WWU; University responds to student demands
Workers want higher wages, war protesters demand divestiture from Israel and weapons makers.
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Prime minister promotes school nutrition program at Winnipeg school
WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a stop at a Winnipeg school to promote his government's school nutrition program. He says the plan would provide meals to 400,000 more children across the country to help them learn. The cost is estimated at $1 billion over five years. Trudeau says he will be working with provinces and territories on the plan, and he pointed to the Manitoba government's recent budget measure of $30 million for a school food program. The federal Opposition Conserv
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House panel accuses Harvard of suppressing antisemitism group’s findings
The House Education and the Workforce Committee released a report Friday it says shows Harvard University’s lack of action against antisemitism, accusing the top university of suppressing its own antisemitism taskforce’s recommendations. Harvard’s Antisemitism Advisory Group (AAG) was created after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and laid out numerous recommendations to the school…
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CSUS ‘always has security’ at graduation, but isn’t expecting protest-related interruptions
Gaza cease-fire graduation demonstrations prove less eventful than campus protests. Will the trend continue at Sacramento State?
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6 Penn students among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during attempt to occupy building
A half-dozen University of Pennsylvania students were among 19 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested during an attempt to occupy a school building, university police said Saturday. Members of Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine announced the action Friday at the school’s Fisher-Bennett Hall, urging supporters to bring “flags, pots, pans, noise-makers, megaphones” and other items, the University of Pennsylvania Division of Public Safety said in a news release.