Yale and Harvard announced on Wednesday that they will no longer be participating in the U.S. News & World Report’s rankings of colleges and universities. They cited their dissatisfaction with the methodology used to compile the list as the reason for their decision, which represents the most scathing criticism of the rankings to date. The […]
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48,000 Student Workers Go On Strike – University of California
University of California News Academic staff members at universities across California have been on strike for three weeks. Assignments are not graded, and labs are closed. Graduate students have quit their jobs, teachers have called off classes, and even workers on construction sites have put down their tools in support. The strike is historic—it is […]
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Supreme Court Might Approve a Program for Student Loan Relief
The legal dispute over President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which is now being thwarted by two different judgments, is being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, which is getting ready to weigh in. But according to legal experts, there are still obstacles that will prevent debtors from receiving relief even if the court rules […]
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Student “Systemic Discrimination” Was the Subject of a Lawsuit Against Yale
Yale University News Yale is being accused of treating students who are having mental health problems unfairly, according to a class action lawsuit filed by a number of students and an advocacy group. Regarding what students claim to be “systematic discrimination” against students with mental health impairments, Yale University is being sued. A federal complaint […]
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Experts Help to Change the Agenda for New DeCentre
Princeton University News Experts from a variety of disciplines, including economics, policy, human rights, and law, as well as computer science and engineering, gathered at Princeton on November 30 to help shape the agenda for the University’s new DeCenter, an interdisciplinary initiative exploring the benefits and drawbacks of blockchain technology. The DeCenter’s co-director Jaswinder Pal […]
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