19 h. ago Harvard students unload on school over prospect of stricter grading after inflation report: 'I was crying'

Harvard faces grade inflation crisis as 60% of undergraduate grades are A's, compared to 25% two decades ago, prompting calls for stricter academic standards.

Society

3 d. ago Report: DOJ Investigating Black Lives Matter For Misuse of Donations

The Justice Department is probing whether Black Lives Matter (BLM) defrauded donors who sent the organization millions of dollars during the racial justice protests in 2020, the Associated Press is reporting. The post Report: DOJ Investigating Black Lives Matter For Misuse of Donations appeared first on Breitbart.

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6 d. ago Harvard conservative student magazine says it will continue publishing despite suspension

Editor-in-Chief Richard Y. Rodgers said the publication’s suspension was an “unauthorized usurpation of power by a small number of individuals acting outside the bounds of their authority." The post Harvard conservative student magazine says it will continue publishing despite suspension appeared first on Boston.com.

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6 d. ago Bloody blue city crime wave shatters college homecoming in one of year’s most violent stretches: report

A wave of reported shootings in Washington, D.C., left 12 victims, including a 5-year-old boy, with police arresting two suspects and recovering three guns near Howard University.

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7 d. ago A Student Publication at Harvard Invoked Hitler. Now It Has Been Suspended.

The Harvard Salient, a conservative outlet, used a phrase that echoed a speech given by Hitler. Its board paused its operations over material it called “reprehensible, abusive and demeaning.”

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8 d. ago Conservative Harvard students expose fear of academic reprisal, social shunning over right

Harvard conservative students reveal hostile campus environment in exclusive interviews, describing academic reprisals and social ostracization for right-wing views.

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1 week ago Report: Illegal Alien's Trucking Companies Received $36K from Taxpayers Before Deadly Indiana Crash

An illegal immigrant truck driver accused of causing a fatal semi-truck crash in Indiana reportedly owned a company that raked in taxpayer money before the crash. The post Report: Illegal Alien’s Trucking Companies Received $36K from Taxpayers Before Deadly Indiana Crash appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Black, Latino and international student enrollments drop at Harvard

Black, Latino and international student enrollments drop at Harvard  The Washington Post

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1 week ago Black, Latino and international student enrollment drops at Harvard

Black, Latino and international student enrollment drops at Harvard  The Washington Post

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1 week ago Harvard Records an Increase in Asian Students and a Drop in Black Students

The shift mirrors trends at other elite schools after a ban on affirmative action. The Trump administration has said it wants to scrutinize demographics to ensure schools aren’t using racial preferences.

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1 week ago Fraternity suspended after possible hazing leaves university student in critical condition: report

Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity at Rutgers University suspended following possible hazing after 19-year-old student found unresponsive at off-campus house.

Culture

2 w. ago 5 men facing assault, but not hate crime, charges in alleged attack on gay couple in Mattapan

An initial police report described the incident as a suspected hate crime, but authorities said they are not pursuing civil rights charges at this time.  The post 5 men facing assault, but not hate crime, charges in alleged attack on gay couple in Mattapan appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 w. ago The Los Angeles Metro: Unacceptable Crime, High Costs, and Unnecessary Expansions: Policy Report

The Los Angeles Metro: Unacceptable Crime, High Costs, and Unnecessary Expansions: Policy Report  Independent Institute

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3 w. ago Harvard University's feud with Trump affecting students, research, and reputation: adjunct professor

A Harvard University adjunct professor says the Ivy League school faced a "splash of antisemitism" before Trump's intervention.

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3 w. ago Grindr’s owners may take it private after a financial squeeze

Grindr's majority owners are scrambling to take the LGBTQ+ dating app private after a stock decline triggered a personal financial crisis, according to a report from Semafor.

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3 w. ago Harvard faces an attendance problem — are students taking on too much?

A New York Times report found some Harvard students say networking offers more value than coursework. The post Harvard faces an attendance problem — are students taking on too much? appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 w. ago Pritzker claims you 'can't believe anything ICE is doing,' suggests it's committing 'felonies'

Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker suggested U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was being dishonest about a recent report and committed crimes.

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3 w. ago Harvard faculty admit students skipping class, not engaging with opposing views, and still getting good grades

A Harvard committee study revealed students stay in ideological bubbles and disengage from classroom learning as grade inflation allows them to coast through.

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3 w. ago Harvard students skip class and still get high grades, faculty say

Many students graduate without having benefited from talking very much with their teachers and peers, and they stay stuck in ideological bubbles, unwilling or unable to engage with challenging ideas. The post Harvard students skip class and still get high grades, faculty say appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 w. ago Critical Metals shares soar after Reuters report says Washington eyeing stake By Reuters

Critical Metals shares soar after Reuters report says Washington eyeing stake By Reuters  Investing.com

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