Tag: Education
At 26, Belarus journalist has spent a decade in opposition
KYIV, Ukraine — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would...
Ohio State pondered playing football without Big Ten in 2020
The president of Ohio State University asked athletic director Gene Smith if the Buckeyes could “go independent” in a text message sent the day...
For Native Americans, Harvard and other colleges fall short
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — When Samantha Maltais steps onto Harvard’s campus this fall, she’ll become the first member of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe to attend...
‘A whirlwind.’ 1st Ohio vaccine lottery winners speak out
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The first winner of Ohio's first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize was driving to her family's home in suburban...
UN appeals for $95 million for urgent Gaza aid and repairs
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations launched an emergency appeal Thursday for $95 million for Gaza for the next three months to meet immediate...
Yearbooks recalled over student citing Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. — A New York high school is recalling copies of its yearbook because a graduating senior listed Adolf Hitler's autobiography as his...
2 months in prison for dad who paid $40K in ACT cheat scheme
BOSTON — The founder of a private equity firm who paid $40,000 to have someone secretly correct his daughter's ACT exam answers was sentenced...
Judge puts breaks on UConn plan to eliminate women’s rowing
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order that will prevent UConn from immediately eliminating its women's rowing team as part of budget...
NY bill would give sexual abuse survivors new chance to sue
ALBANY, N.Y. — People sexually abused as adults would have a chance to sue the perpetrators even if the usual deadline to bring a...
Indiana University reviewing vaccine policy amid criticism
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana University is reviewing its new COVID-19 vaccination requirement as more state officials line up against it.
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