Graduation season can be bittersweet for a lot of seniors, but many of the 2024 graduates of Newtown High School in Connecticut are carrying a heavier burden. The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School shook the nation as one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history on Dec. 14, 2012, according to the Associated Press (AP). During the incident, …
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Biden student loan handouts get approval from just 3 in 10 Americans
President Biden’s student loan handouts, a campaign priority for the Democrat incumbent, received approval from just 30% of Americans, according to the results of a new national poll released on Tuesday. Three in 10 U.S. adults say they approve of how Biden has handled the issue of student loan debt, while 4 in 10 disapprove, a new poll from the …
Read More »These former NFL players received an Ivy League education
Many NFL players have attended Ivy League schools before beginning their careers as professional players. This list of former NFL players who have received an Ivy League education includes Super Bowl champions, Hall of Famers and record holders. Here are 13 NFL players who attended Ivy League schools before joining the professional league. Chuck Bednarik and Matt Birk were two …
Read More »4 US college instructors stabbed in attack at Chinese public park
Four university tutors from Iowa were stabbed by an assailant in an attack at a public park in China on Monday, according to Chinese and U.S. government officials. A suspect is now in custody, Chinese officials said. A Chinese person who sought to intervene was also stabbed, according to police. The educators from Iowa’s Cornell College were attacked during a …
Read More »DePaul University fires biology professor over assignment about Israel-Hamas war
DePaul University says it has fired a part-time biology professor after she gave an optional assignment to students last month asking them to write about the impact of “genocide in Gaza on human health and biology.” An investigation into the assignment offered by Anne d’Aquino “found it had negatively affected the learning environment by introducing extraneous political material that was …
Read More »10 Hollywood stars who have been the focal point of college courses
College professors are using the careers and lives of celebrities in their teachings. College courses based on celebrities aren’t exactly a new idea. More commonly in recent years, college professors have put together their own unique courses revolving around a particular celebrity. Taylor Swift, for example, has had numerous college classes focused around her lyrics, songs, fandom and overall fame. …
Read More »Howard University revokes Diddy's honorary degree amid lawsuits and federal probe
Howard University announced Friday that it has revoked the honorary degree conferred upon Sean “Diddy” Combs following a unanimous vote by its Board of Trustees. This decision comes after a recently released video showing the rapper assaulting his ex-girlfriend in a hotel, behavior that the university deemed fundamentally incompatible with its core values. RAPPER SEAN KINGSTON’S MOM ARRESTED ON FRAUD, …
Read More »Northwestern University accused of stonewalling anti-Israel unrest investigation by House panel
EVANSTON, Ill. – Congressional investigators are accusing Northwestern University’s president of stonewalling their investigation into the university’s response to anti-Israel unrest on its campus. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., the chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, sent a letter to Northwestern University leaders on Friday, slamming their failure to respond to lawmakers’ questions sent nearly a month ago. “Unfortunately, …
Read More »Ibram X. Kendi's antiracism center saw poor financial, admin decisions, former staffers say: report
The Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, founded by Ibram X. Kendi, the academic known for his hardline left-wing racial views, has been in the midst of financial and administrative disarray since its inception, according to media reports. Former staffers at the center had become frustrated with being required to take on jobs they were neither hired to do …
Read More »Antisemitism watchdog urges Stanford to be tough on anti-Israel agitators who took over president’s office
An antisemitism watchdog is calling on Stanford University to be tough on anti-Israel agitators who occupied the offices of the school’s president and provost early Wednesday. StopAntisemitism Executive Director Liora Rez told Fox News Digital that universities are complicit in the takeover of campuses by students and other agitators. “We saw USC, Columbia, NYU, these liberal arts universities who are …
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