Tag: Education
Racial bias reports threaten Tulane med school accreditation
Associated Press — Allegations of racial discrimination in the Tulane University School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Education program have prompted an accrediting organization to...
In Illinois, Biden to push money for families and child care
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is turning his focus to pitching his proposed investments in families and education, using a visit to a community...
France: 11 convicted of cyberbullying teen who slammed Islam
PARIS — A French court on Wednesday convicted 11 of 13 people charged with harassing and threatening a teenager who harshly criticized Islam in...
Ex-Liberty exec files lawsuit alleging racial discrimination
LYNCHBURG, Va. — A former NFL player hired last year to help lead diversity initiatives at Liberty University is suing the school, alleging racial...
Are state interest-rate caps an automatic win for borrowers?
Small-dollar, short-term lenders, unburdened by a federal maximum interest rate, can charge borrowers rates of 400% or more for their loans.
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Parents of kidnapped students in Nigeria plea for help
KANO, Nigeria — Praying, crying and waiting for news about their children, the parents of more than 120 Nigerian students abducted by armed bandits...
Moth Meuser: Step outside yourself and into the library
Do you ever have a question about someone but you don’t know them well enough to ask?
Have you ever started to explain a sensitive...
Ex-college football player gets 25 years for Texas slaying
FORT WORTH, Texas — A former football player at McMurry University in West Texas has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his...
Black students, faculty: UNC needs self-examination on race
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — When the University of North Carolina first declined to vote on granting tenure to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, kicking off a...
National Spelling Bee win could be footnote to hoops career
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The biographical blurbs about competitors in the Scripps National Spelling Bee include a litany of other interests, from sports...