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☆ Florida A&M president says ‘missteps were made’ in handling of purported $237 million donation
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Shawn Nottingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The president of Florida A&M University admits “misteps were made” in the handling of a purported $237 million stock gift to the school from a Texas businessman following concerns over the actual value of the donation. He also told the board of the school’s financial arm, the Florida A&M Foundation, that the school was pausing on the gift. The donation was put “on pause” after media reports and college board leaders raised concerns about the actual value of the stock gift — and the details surrounding the donor’s previous donations. South Carolina’s Coastal Carolina University had announced a $95 million donation from an anonymous donor, who then backed out months later. Dr. Shawnta Friday-Stroud, one of the signatories on an agreement between the university and Gerami accepting the gift, has since resigned as vice president of university advancement, according to Robinson.

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Following the success of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, the first season of the Pretty Little Liars spin-off, it's no surprise that the series is back for a second outing. It's the fourth series to come out of Pretty Little Liars, following the short-lived Ravenswood and Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists spin-offs. ET / 12 a.m. PT on MaxHow to watch Pretty Little Liars: Summer School in the USPretty Little Liars: Summer School lands on Max on Thursdays. Shop at MaxHow to watch Pretty Little Liars: Summer School in the UKThere's no word yet on when Pretty Little Liars: Summer School will arrive in the UK, but Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School trailerMax released a trailer for Pretty Little Liars: Summer School in April.

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☆ Kanye West compared himself to Hitler, threatened staff and students at Donda Academy, new lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA former employee of Kanye West's has accused the rap mogul of threatening the staff and students of his private Christian school, Donda Academy, according to a new lawsuit filed Tuesday. Representatives for Donda Academy, Yeezy, and a lawyer for West did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. AdvertisementPhillips was hired shortly after West's business empire began to collapse following his repeated antisemitic comments on social media, in which he claimed he would go "death con 3" on Jewish people. But, despite his public apologies for the remarks, Phillips said West's antisemitic comments and praise of Hitler continued at work, sometimes within earshot of students. "Fearing for their jobs and also to de-escalate Kanye's absurdities (so that the two present school children did not hear), the school staff did their best to ignore him."

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☆ I lived in Finland for 3 years. Even as an international student, I got a taste of why it's the happiest country in the world.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Mahmudul Islam | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Finland has a reputation for being the happiest country in the world. AdvertisementFinland has been dubbed the world's happiest country for six consecutive years by the World Happiness Report. But happiness in Finland doesn't mean everyone is smiling from ear to ear or that there's a carnival atmosphere on every street. The holy grail of going to school in Finland was receiving free educationI loved my time living and going to school in Finland. AdvertisementBecause of this support from public institutions, Finns enjoy free healthcare and free education from elementary school through university, among other benefits.

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☆ Hinge's founder delayed starting a job at McKinsey after college and invested his $12,000 signing bonus into his dating website
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Justin McLeod accepted a job offer from the consulting firm McKinsey while in business school. McLeod had invested his $12,000 signing bonus into an idea for a dating website called Hinge. AdvertisementHinge's CEO accepted a job offer from McKinsey while in business school but kept delaying the start date, to work on his idea for a dating website, CNBC Make It reported. "That was kind of the standard job that you got coming out of business school." McLeod explained that his mom was pretty disappointed that she got to tell everyone he was at Harvard Business School, then McKinsey, and then "unemployed and working on a dating website."

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☆ My son's alternative school doesn't have grades, tests, or homework. Kids decide what they're interested in learning.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Ashley Abramson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When my youngest son, Jasper, was getting ready for kindergarten, I was struggling with where to send him to school. The principles of giving kids the freedom to learn about what they're interested in, without the added stress of grades and tests, really resonated with me. Kids learn by playing and doing what they're interested in. Younger kids can learn from older students, and older students have the opportunity to help and mentor younger ones. But more than that, Arts and Ideas gave Jasper a happy childhood and helped him grow into a secure adult.

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☆ My sons are in the Australian education system, while my nephew attends school in the US. Some differences surprised me.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Ash Jurberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

There was more school pride in my nephew's school in TexasWalking Cooper's school grounds, the sense of school pride was evident. The school mascot was on display; there were banners throughout the school, and lots of school events were being promoted. There are no school mascots, no banners, few school events, and, to be honest, a lot less school spirit. In 2021, my son's school made the state soccer championships, and I went to offer support. I can only imagine what a high school Texas football game would be like.

Persons: —, Cooper Organizations: Service, Australian, Texas Locations: Australia, Texas, San Antonio

☆ Supreme Court lets West Point continue considering race as part of admissions
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Devan Cole | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —The Supreme Court said Friday that the United States Military Academy at West Point can continue considering race as a factor in its admissions process while a legal challenge to the practice plays out. Last week, SFFA asked the high court to step in on an emergency basis to block West Point from considering race in its admissions process as the litigation unfolds. “For now, the only question is what should happen as this case proceeds – who should bear the burden of the status quo,” attorneys for SFFA told the Supreme Court. “Every year this case languishes in discovery, trial, or appeals, West Point will label and sort thousands more applicants based on their skin color – including the class of 2028, which West Point will start choosing in earnest once the application deadline closes on January 31. Or should West Point bear the burden of temporarily complying with the Constitution’s command of racial equality?” they added in part.

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☆ I require my daughter to have an on-campus job while in college, even though she didn't want one. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Karen Alley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

My thoughts on the subject changed once my daughter went to college last year. I told my daughter we would give her two weeks to settle in before she needed to look for a job. College jobs are a great place to gain résumé-building experiences. The on-campus employers know that students take new classes every semester, so they're used to regularly updating work schedules. AdvertisementIt's working well for my daughter, and I'm sure it would work great for your kid, too.

Persons: —, she'd Organizations: Service, Business, Guilford College Locations: North Carolina

☆ UPenn donors were furious about the Palestine Writes Literature Festival. What about it made them pull their funds?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Gottheimer criticized UPenn for including Waters and Hill as festival speakers in a letter posted the day after the University released its statement. “Situating those individual Palestinians and our allies in league with actual antisemites is wholly irresponsible and dangerous.”At the festival, speakers acknowledged the allegations of antisemitism and denied them. It said they were notified 48 hours before the event Waters wished to show up in person, but that would have required additional security unavailable at short notice. ‘Felt like home’Planning the Palestine Writes Literature Festival took endless hours, according to Abulhawa. Susan Abulhawa, a Palestinian-American writer and human rights activist, speaks at a 2014 Palestine Festival of Literature event at Qasr al Qassem on June 4, 2014 in Beit Wazan, near Nablus, West Bank.

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☆ Activists erased $10 million in student debt for nearly 3,000 HBCU students — and said Biden can do the same for all borrowers
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The Debt Collective announced it's erasing student debt for former Morehouse College students. It also called for Biden to do the same for all borrowers with federal student debt. The debt that was eliminated is not federal student debt, but rather, institutional debt that a college owns, like unpaid tuition and other school-related expenses. In May of 2022, the Debt Collective took the same action for former Bennett College students, eliminating $1.7 million in college debt for 462 students dating back as far as 1996. Still, the Debt Collective is calling for Biden to act on federal student debt for all borrowers.

Persons: Biden, —, Braxton Brewington, We're, It's, Tamy Abernathy Organizations: Morehouse College, Service, Jubilee Fund, HBCU, Bennett College, Education Department, Higher Locations: Georgia

☆ Here's what we know about Jim Jordan and the Ohio State University wrestling scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Questions are resurfacing about his role in the sexual abuse scandal at Ohio State University. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Jim Jordan of Ohio could become the next speaker of the House, and questions are resurfacing about his role in a sexual abuse scandal at Ohio State University. Jordan has long denied any wrongdoing since the allegations were first brought forward in 2018, and at no point has any former wrestler accused Jordan himself of commiting sexual abuse. Jordan worked as a wrestling coach at Ohio StateA high school and college wrestling champion himself, Jordan worked as an assistant coach at Ohio State University in Columbus from 1986 to 1994 immediately after graduating college. AdvertisementAdvertisementThere is a chance, however, that Jordan will be deposed as part of an ongoing lawsuit related to the sexual abuse scandal.

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☆ Former pupils have called on a private school to apologize for hiring a former Nazi SS officer who abused students
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-14 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former pupils at a school in Ireland are demanding an apology over a former WWII Nazi teacher's bullying. Louis Feutren worked as a French teacher at a Dublin school despite having been a Nazi collaborator. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementFormer pupils at a private school in Dublin, Ireland, are demanding that the institution apologize for a former teacher's bullying and physical abuse. Kieran Owens, a student at the school from 1966, told The Guardian that "no one would consider crossing" the French teacher.

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☆ A couple spent 6 years renovating a 100-year-old Iowa school into a modern home that's now on sale for $1.7 million — take a look inside
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Melissa Wells | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The home, which is on sale for $1.7 million, sits on 3 acres of land in the Iowa countryside. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, a refurbished ballroom, and a workshop in the former gymnasium. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. "It's not replaceable — you can't go to another house and find exposed masonry walls or 16-foot floor-to-ceiling windows," he told Insider. Take a look inside this unique, all-brick luxury residence.

Persons: —, Luke Jensen, Dean, Dianne Jensen Organizations: Service Locations: Iowa, Ames

"We're disappointed, of course," Anthony Caso, a lawyer for Eastman, said of the court's decision not to hear the appeal. In decisions in 2022, U.S. District Court Judge David Carter in Santa Ana ordered certain emails to be turned over, including those related to court efforts by Trump and Eastman to delay congressional certification of Biden's victory. Carter ruled that Trump and Eastman had "more likely than not" committed a crime in trying to obstruct Congress. Eastman has sought to erase the judge's determination that the "crime-fraud" exception applied to some of the emails. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to face Biden in the 2024 election.

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☆ West Point is the target of a new lawsuit over affirmative action which says the school values 'skin color' over a soldier's 'loyalty'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Students for Fair Admissions filed a lawsuit against West Point on Tuesday. "For most of its history, West Point has evaluated cadets based on merit and achievement," the lawsuit said. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Over the past few decades, however, West Point has strayed from that approach," the lawsuit added. Students for Fair Admissions argued that the issues those leaders referenced have "not existed for the past half century." "Put differently, it assumes that soldiers apply the same racial stereotypes to one another that West Point applies to them."

Persons: —, John Roberts, it's, Elizabeth Prelogar, I've Organizations: Fair, West, Service, United States Military Academy, Court Southern District of, U.S . Military Academy, Yale, Ivy League, United States Locations: Wall, Silicon, Court Southern District of New York, Vietnam

☆ Erik Aschengreen, 88, Dies; Historian and Critic Illuminated Danish Dance
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Alastair Macaulay | More About Alastair Macaulay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The 1979, 1992, and 2005 festivals of Bournonville’s ballets flooded the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen with dance authorities from many countries. Mr. Aschengreen did much to welcome, entertain and enlighten them as a spokesman at many presentations by the Danish company. From 1964 to 2005 Mr. Aschengreen was the dance critic for the Copenhagen-based Berlingske Tidende (now known simply as Berlingske), one of the world’s oldest newspapers still in print. He also taught ballet history at the Royal Danish Ballet School from 1971 to 1993 and dance history at the Danish School of Contemporary Dance from its founding in 1990. He traveled extensively to see international dance and to investigate dance education.

Persons: Erik Bruhn, Peter Martins, Ib Andersen, Nikolaj Hübbe, August Bournonville, Aschengreen, ”, Alexei Ratmansky, Marina Harss, Ratmansky Organizations: Royal Danish Ballet, Royal Danish Theater, New York City Ballet, Berlingske Tidende, University of Copenhagen, Royal Danish Ballet School, Danish School of Contemporary Locations: Danish, America, Denmark, United States, Copenhagen, Ukrainian American

☆ How Ron DeSantis Joined the ‘Ruling Class’ — and Turned Against It
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Nicholas Confessore | More About Nicholas Confessore | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

In January, Pinellas school district officials yanked Toni Morrison’s classic novel “The Bluest Eye” from high schools after a parent complained about a two-page rape scene. But in counties like Pinellas, his policies and rhetoric have already had what his critics believe is their intended effect. She objected to parts of the syllabus Mr. Robinson had distributed to his class on African-American history, which her son had briefly enrolled in. “I don’t stop my class and ask my white kids, ‘Hey, how are you feeling?’ What kind of teacher would do that?” Mr. Robinson said. In January, someone reported Mr. Robinson for a TikTok mentioning that he had taught students in his Dunedin sociology class about the Black thinker W.E.B.

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☆ Inside a Dementia Unit in a Federal Prison - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Katie Engelhart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

He actually hasn’t existed for, like, over 20 years.” These men are serving life sentences at Angola prison in Louisiana. “I’m serving a life sentence for second-degree murder.” “First-degree murder.” “Second-degree murder and armed robbery.” “I’m serving a life sentence.” “A life sentence without parole.” “I was 18 when this crime happened.” “I was 17 years old.” “I was 18 at the time.” “I come here when I’m 17. It shouldn’t have happened.” In the U.S., there are more than 50,000 people serving life without parole, 70 percent of whom are Black. It’s just a life sentence.” A few states have implemented changes in the criminal justice system, including second-look reforms. But they are only a small fraction of those serving life without parole.

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☆ I've lived in Midland, Texas, most of my life. An oil boom has lured millennials like me looking for high-paying jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Jacobe Kendrick, 39, grew up in Midland, Texas, and is now working as a real-estate agent there. He has seen Midland transform as high-paying jobs lure thousands of millennials to the desert city. The city is located in the Permian Basin, which is one of the top producers of oil in the world. Most of my clients are millennials who are jump-starting their livesA large segment of my clients are millennials. For me personally, I chose to raise my family in Midland because I know what the people here stand for.

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☆ High school shop class is back—and it's showing students alternatives to 'traditional college'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Thirty years ago, high school shop class seemed on track for extinction. And during the 2016-2017 school year, 98% of public school districts offered CTE to high school students, though the types of programs varied widely, according to the Department of Education. Here are two key problems in the workforce that high school CTE seeks to address:Expensive college degreesCollege was the primary postgrad pathway modeled at Rosalyn Jones' high school in New Jersey. "Definitely in high school, they pushed college first like it's kind of the only option," says Jones, 25, who attended high school from 2012 to 2016. She says her high school offered a woodshop class as a course, but she says there was no CTE requirement.

Persons: Nolan Brunn, CTE, Rosalyn Jones, Jones, Tyler Sasse Organizations: Career Tech, National Center of Education Statistics, Association for Career, Department of Education, Corps, Job Corps, The, of Public, Grant Universities, Western Welding Academy Locations: New Jersey, Anoka , Minnesota, Brunn, Wyoming

Finding it and nurturing it remain entirely consistent with the mission of higher education and, indeed, vital to our democracy. More than in any other setting, students who are raised in homogenous neighborhoods and schools first encounter difference — class, racial, ethnic and religious — in college. We should remember that these sorts of learning opportunities are relatively new in the history of higher education. For hundreds of years, many universities that today proudly champion a diverse society promoted and perpetuated class, racial and gender hierarchies. Like Bard College, schools could create early college programs, which allow high school students to take and earn college credits.

Persons: —, I’ve, William, Mary, Johns Hopkins, Sonia Sotomayor, Ketanji Brown Jackson, U.N.C, LaDale C, Brett Kavanaugh’s, Angela Duckworth Organizations: Ivy League, Yale Law School, Brown University, University of Virginia, Rutgers, Princeton Theological Seminary , Yale, University of North, Harvard, Bard College, University of California Locations: Georgetown, University of North Carolina, America

☆ Cormac McCarthy, dark genius of American literature, dead at 89
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Rosalba O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The book was made into a movie - as were 2005's "No Country for Old Men" and 2006's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Road." He granted a rare exception for Oprah Winfrey in 2007, telling her: "I don't think (interviews) are good for your head. In a statement, Nihar Malaviya, CEO of Penguin Random House, said, "Cormac McCarthy changed the course of literature. McCarthy was married three times, divorcing his third wife Jennifer Winkley in 2006. Writing by Rosalba O'Brien; additional reporting by Joseph Ax; editing by Diane Craft and Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz to open first office outside of the US in London as it bets on the UK to become leader in crypto regulation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is set to open its first office outside of the US in London. The Silicon Valley giant is betting on the UK to become a leader in crypto regulation. Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is set to open its first office outside of the US in London as it bets on the British government to become a leader in crypto regulation. Meanwhile, venture capital funding to crypto companies has collapsed over the past year. Andreessen general partner Chris Dixon said that crypto was still in its "early innings" and that technology takes "decades to develop," in a blog post announcing the London office.

Persons: Andreessen Horowitz, Chris Dixon, Sriram Krishnan, Binance, Rishi Sunak, Dixon, Sunak, there's Organizations: Venture, Twitter, Facebook, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, School from, Catalyst, Bessemer, Lightspeed Venture Partners Locations: London, Europe, School from London, Silicon, Sequoia

☆ GOP megadonor Harlan Crow paid for Clarence Thomas to send a child in his custody to a $6,000-a-month private boarding school: ProPublica
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas sent a child in his custody to a private boarding school. GOP megadonor Harlan Crow paid at least some of the child's $6,000-a-month tuition, per ProPublica. Tuition at the Hidden Lake Academy cost more than $6,000 a month, but ProPublica reported that Thomas did not pay for Martin's education himself. A former administrator at the school, Christopher Grimwood, told ProPublica that Crow covered the costs of Martin's entire education at the school — about a year. If Crow had paid for Martin's education at both schools over a period of four years, he would have spent more than $150,000, ProPublica said.

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