' Loud' and'disruptive': Protests and arrests are now the norm some colleges as tensions over the Gaza war continue to boil over
Administrators of MIT suspended a number of students Thursday from the prestigious technology school after Israel-Hamas war protesters took over a prominent building for much of the day and then some refused to leave by a set deadline. It was far from the only disruption at college campuses in…#mit #israel #brandeisuniversity #propalestinian #brownuniversity #columbiauniversity #studentsforjustice #palestine #jewish #sallykornbluth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why is it so hard to transfer community college credits?
Most students who start at community colleges don’t plan to end their education there. Nearly 80% of them intend to transfer to a four-year institution and obtain a bachelor’s degree. But less than a fifth of students manage to do it within six years. This week, the Department of Education…#marissanicholson #wisconsin #nicholson #jameskvaal #johnfink (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Engaging Students in Advancing Campus Tobacco-Free Policies: A Qualitative Study of California Community Colleges' Efforts
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Source: CDC Preventing Chronic Disease - November 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
How Minimum Wage Increases Influence Student Enrollments
Increases to state minimum wages are associated with falling enrollment at local community colleges, according to a new study by Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Julia A. Turner, and Sarah Turner. In Raising State Minimum Wages, Lowering Community College Enrollment (NBER Working Paper 31540), the…#juliaaturner #sarahturner #jturner (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 50 Hardest Colleges and Universities to Get Into, Ranked
When it comes to deciding where to attend college, there are a number of factors to weigh and consider – and many of them are subjective. These include size, proximity to home, campus atmosphere, and housing options. But for some portion of the nearly 82 million American adults with a bachelor’s…#sat #harvard #yale #carnegiemellon #colby #middlebury #nces #colgateuniversity #ny #atlanta (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jewish students are planning to sue elite universities like Cornell and Harvard, accusing them of not doing enough to stop'explosion' of antisemitism on campus
Pro-Palestine students at New York University hold a walk out from school to demonstrate against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza on October 25, 2023 Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Jewish students are planning to sue colleges like Cornell and Harvard for doing enough to stop…#propalestine #newyorkuniversity #israeli #gaza #jewish #cornell #harvard #markressler #civilrightsact #newyorkcity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Evolution of Opinions Online and " Statementese "
There's been no shortage of opinions across the globe as the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on. But stateside, there's also been an abundance of statements: from individuals, brands, and even colleges and universities. That isn't uncommon in the social-media age, but do all those words actually tell…#israel #samadlerbell #knowyourenemy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The top NIH research funding recipients in Massachusetts
Hospitals and colleges in the Boston area bring in a few billion dollars a year in federal funding for scientific and medical research. Here are the largest recipients in Massachusetts. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Grant Welker Source Type: news
Trump's Son-In-Law Says American Jews Are'Safer' In Saudi Arabia Than US Colleges
Former advisor and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner asserted that American Jews are safer in Saudi Arabia than on U.S. college campuses amid escalating tensions over the Israel-Hamas conflict. What Happened: Kushner, on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures, said, “One of the ironies is that, as…#donaldtrump #jaredkushner #jews #saudiarabia #israel #kushner #sundaymorningfutures #columbiauniversity #hamas #democrats (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Affirmative Action in Hiring for the Left
We are learning that the Supreme Court didn’t go far enough in tidying up our colleges when it derailed racial preferences in admissions (“Hamas War Shows Us What American Universities Stand For” by Jason Riley, Upward Mobility, Oct. 18). Many schools still hire faculty and administrators based on…#supremecourt #jasonriley #upwardmobility #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ron DeSantis defends banning pro-Palestinian groups from Florida colleges: ‘Not cancel culture’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, on Sunday defended his call to ban pro-Palestinian groups from state colleges as Israel expanded its ground offensive in Gaza following Hamas' attack on Oct. 7. In an exclusive interview on “Meet the Press,” NBC News' Kristen Welker…#florida #rondesantis #propalestinian #israel #gaza #hamas #meetpress #kristenwelker #desantis #vivekramaswamy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CUNY Halts Investigation of Alzheimer ’s Researcher
Citing questions about the integrity of the process, the university said that “no final action” had been taken. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Research Ethics and Official Misconduct Alzheimer ' s Disease Colleges and Universities Clinical Trials Cassava Sciences Inc City University of New York Hoau-Yan Wang Source Type: news
Union Wave Comes to the College Campus
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Undergraduate students who work in dorms, libraries and dining halls are starting to unionize. The effort has played out at a handful of liberal-arts colleges such as Harvard University, where students voted this week to form a union, but interest is also increasing at larger…#cambridge #harvarduniversity #universityoforegon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biden ’s Regulators Gang Up on a Christian College
Grand Canyon University, America’s largest Christian college, has kept tuition flat for 15 years while prices are up nearly 70% on average at other colleges. So why is the Biden Administration waging a regulatory assault against the college? Phoenix-based GCU recently disclosed that the Education…#christian #phoenix #gcu #educationdepartment (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Maine Police Pursuing Suspect After 18 Dead in Shootings
A massive manhunt is underway in Maine for a suspect in a mass shooting that left 18 people dead and 13 injured at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, the state’s second-largest city. Some towns, public schools and colleges remained under lockdown hours after the Wednesday night…#maine #lewiston #bates #bowdoin #janetmills #subscribe #bloombergoriginals #bloombergquicktake #breakingnewson (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
