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☆ Republican Lawmakers Spar With University Presidents at Campus Antisemitism Hearing
  + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Joseph De Avila | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Harvard University President Claudine Gay speaking at the congressional hearing on Tuesday. Photo: ken cedeno/ReutersRepublican lawmakers chastised the presidents of three elite U.S. universities during a congressional hearing about efforts to curb rising antisemitism on their campuses. Claudine Gay of Harvard University, Liz Magill of the University of Pennsylvania and Sally Kornbluth of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology acknowledged Tuesday to lawmakers on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce that antisemitism was a growing problem at their schools.
Persons: Claudine Gay, Liz Magill, Sally Kornbluth Organizations: Harvard, Reuters, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Education
☆ Gaza Protests at Colleges Open a Generational Divide
  + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Three years ago, Erin Mullen arrived at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst exhausted by the pandemic and without any appetite for political demonstrations. Last month she sat in a holding cell in an Amherst jail with her hands cuffed behind her back, one of 57 students arrested while protesting the conflict in Gaza. Mullen is white, her parents were raised Catholic and she grew up in an upper middle class Boston suburb. Her political awakening—along with those of tens of thousands of her generation now enrolled at college—is fueling a surge of campus unrest not seen since the Vietnam War.
Persons: Erin Mullen, cuffed, Mullen Organizations: University of Massachusetts Locations: Amherst, Gaza, Boston, Vietnam
☆ Universities Face Increase in Demands to Protect Jewish Students
  + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Matt Barnum | Sara Randazzo | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Student-led demonstrations have taken place on college campuses across the U.S. since the start of the Israel-Hamas war last month. Photo: Chin Hei Leung/Zuma PressRising tensions on campuses related to the Israel-Hamas war have led to widespread calls for colleges to do more to protect Jewish students from bigotry and threats of physical harm. A group of more than 30 Modern Orthodox high schools has joined donors, alumni and law firms in calling on colleges to rein in antisemitism after a rash of protests and antisemitic incidents on campuses that have left many Jewish students deeply unnerved.
Persons: Chin Hei Leung Organizations: Hamas, Zuma Locations: Israel
☆ Speak Out on Israel-Hamas War or Stay Quiet? Both Are Risky, Colleges Find
  + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Douglas Belkin | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Protesters in Tel Aviv shared mixed emotions over Israel’s political climate, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the conflict with Hamas, with the country on the brink of a ground invasion of Gaza. Photo: Ben C. SolomonLeaders of some of the nation’s most high-profile colleges and universities are re-evaluating their roles as moral arbiters and public commentators in response to the bloody conflict now unfolding in Israel and Gaza. Backlash against their declarations has forced many to stumble—issuing updates to their statements, and then clarifications to their updates—in a near impossible effort to appease irate activists on both sides of a seemingly intractable issue.
Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Ben C Organizations: Solomon Locations: Tel Aviv, Gaza, Israel
☆ West Virginia University Slashes Majors and Cuts Staff Despite Protests
  + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones Locations: virginia
☆ Historically Black Colleges Land $124 Million Donation to Boost Enrollment, Graduation Rates
  + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones
☆ Yale President to Step Down After 11 Years as Leader
  + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, de225f77 Organizations: yale
☆ West Virginia University Banked on Growth. It Backfired.
  + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Melissa Korn | Kris Maher | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones Locations: virginia
☆ From an Italian Monastery to an Esports Lounge, Colleges Spend Big With Little Pushback
  + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Crispin South | Oklahoma Graduate | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The nation’s best-known public universities have been on an unfettered spending spree. Over the past two decades, they erected new skylines, poured money into big-time sports programs and hired layers of administrators. Then they passed the bill along to students. The Gatton Student Center courtyard at the University of Kentucky. Photo: Jon Cherry for The Wall Street Journal
Persons: Jon Cherry Organizations: The Gatton Student, University of Kentucky, Wall Street
☆ Colleges Can Still Consider Race in Admissions Within Limits, Biden Administration Says
  + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: biden
☆ University of Chicago Agrees to $13.5 Million Settlement in Financial Aid Antitrust Case
  + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The University of Chicago said that its settlement of a price-fixing suit would allow the school to avoid the distraction and expense of continued litigation. Photo: E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune/Getty ImagesThe University of Chicago has agreed to pay $13.5 million to settle a lawsuit in which it was accused of illegally colluding with other top universities to limit financial aid to students, making it the first defendant in the case to settle, according to a court filing Monday.
Persons: Jason Wambsgans Organizations: University of Chicago, Chicago Tribune, Getty, The University of Chicago
☆ Colleges Urged to Produce Better Information on How They Spend Money
  + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Andrea Fuller | Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones
☆ Colleges Spend Like There’s No Tomorrow. ‘These Places Are Just Devouring Money.’
  + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Melissa Korn | Andrea Fuller | Jennifer S. Forsyth | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones
☆ College Applicants Ask: Can I Mention My Race, or Not?
  + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones
☆ How Colleges Plan to Factor In Race Without Asking About Race
  + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones
☆ Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne Resigns Amid Concerns Over Research Practices
  + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, tessier, lavigne Organizations: stanford
☆ Can Colleges Be Racially Diverse Without Affirmative Action? Experience Suggests No
  + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ Columbia University Pulls Out of U.S. News & World Report College Ranking
  + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Persons: Dow Jones, ebebb798 Locations: columbia
☆ Appeals Court Tosses Convictions of Two Parents in Varsity Blues Case
  + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: +1 min
As part of the largest college-admissions scam ever prosecuted, some parents allegedly paid others to create fake photos of their children as top athletes. WSJ finds out just how easy it is to manipulate photos by asking an expert to combine pictures of Tom Brady and Bradley Cooper. Photos illustration: David StarrA federal appeals court vacated the convictions for two parents who were found guilty of fraud in 2021 as part of the Varsity Blues college-admissions cheating case, highlighting the contentious legal claims underpinning the original charges. A jury ruled in October 2021 that Gamal Abdelaziz and John Wilson were guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud and conspiracy to commit bribery involving a school that receives federal funds—in their case, the University of Southern California. Prosecutors alleged they had worked with corrupt college counselor William “Rick” Singer to make illicit payments and pretend their children were star athletes to secure spots for them at top universities.
☆ Princeton Review and Tutor.com Are Now Owned by a Chinese Company
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Princeton Review and Tutor.com were purchased by China-based private-equity firm Primavera Capital. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesPrinceton Review and Tutor.com say a Chinese private-equity firm has received regulatory approval to buy the test-prep company and online tutoring platform, more than 15 months after the acquisition closed. Primavera Capital Group, based in Hong Kong, quietly purchased the well-known brands from Korean education company ST Unitas in January 2022, at a time of increased scrutiny of Chinese investment in the U.S.
☆ Chinese Company Now Owns Tutoring Firm Contracted by Military and Schools in U.S.
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Princeton Review and Tutor.com were purchased by China-based private-equity firm Primavera Capital. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesPrinceton Review and Tutor.com say a Chinese private-equity firm has received regulatory approval to buy the test-prep company and online tutoring platform, more than 15 months after the acquisition closed. Primavera Capital Group, based in Hong Kong, quietly purchased the well-known brands from Korean education company ST Unitas in January 2022, at a time of increased scrutiny of Chinese investment in the U.S.
☆ Yale Law Still No. 1 on U.S. News & World Report’s Rankings Despite Leading Revolt
  + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ The Unraveling of the U.S. News College Rankings
  + stars: | 2023-03-21 | by ( Melissa Korn | Photographs Christopher Capozziello For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken floated the idea past a small circle of colleagues. And then, on Nov. 16, she started the revolt. Like many university administrators, Ms. Gerken had tried for years to get U.S. News & World Report to rethink its law-school rankings. The problem for Ms. Gerken wasn’t Yale Law’s score—it had been No. She worried about the broader effect on schools and their priorities.
☆ More Storms Set to Hit California This Week, Continuing Deluge
  + stars: | 2023-03-19 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The West Coast is bracing for another round of storms beginning Sunday, with wet weather expected in California through the middle of the week and the Sierra Nevada region anticipating more snow. A first storm will roll through the Central and Northern California coast Sunday night, delivering a modest amount of rain as well as more than a foot of snow in the mountains, with little impact in the southern part of the state, according to the National Weather Service.
☆ Ivy League’s Agreement to Ban Athletic Scholarships Is Illegal, Lawsuit Says
  + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Melissa Korn | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
The lawsuit was filed by current and former basketball players from Brown University. The eight schools that make up the Ivy League engage in illegal price-fixing by not awarding athletic scholarships, alleges a lawsuit filed Tuesday by current and former Brown University basketball players. While all Division I athletic programs award financial aid to selected athletes, Brown, Harvard, Yale and the other Ivies have for years agreed to provide only need-based financial aid to students, including athletes. According to the suit, that agreement violates federal antitrust law, and harms recruited athletes who otherwise could have gotten scholarships covering tuition and fees, or been eligible for reimbursement on thousands of dollars of other school-related expenses under National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations.
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