Tag: Education
New Northwestern AD steps down amid mounting criticism
EVANSTON, Ill. — Mike Polisky resigned as Northwestern's athletic director Wednesday amid mounting criticism following his promotion last week to replace Jim Phillips.
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Biden inauguration priest resigns California university post
<p>SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Jesuit priest who presided over an inaugural Mass for President Joe Biden has resigned his position as president of...
Colleges pushed anew for reparations for slavery, racism
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For Brown University students, the Ivy League college's next step in its yearslong quest to atone for its legacy of slavery...
Judge: Deputies fired over school massacre to get jobs back
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida judge ruled Thursday that two deputies who were fired for inaction during a high school mass shooting in...
Judge approves $577 million settlement for Maryland HBCUs
ANNAPOLIS — A federal judge has approved a $577 million settlement in a lawsuit over underfunding at Maryland's four historically Black colleges and universities.
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Report: Massage therapist sought Ohio State players for sex
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — A licensed massage therapist who offered dozens of Ohio State football players massages engaged in consensual sex with five of them,...
Some proms are back, with masks, testing and distancing
BOSTON — A minor league baseball stadium. A negative coronavirus test and absolutely no slow dancing.
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Remodeled Truman library and museum preparing to reopen
INDEPENDENCE, M o. — When director Kurt Graham arrived at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in July 2015, he immediately dove...
New Northwestern AD steps down amid mounting criticism
<p>EVANSTON, Ill. — Mike Polisky resigned as Northwestern's athletic director Wednesday amid mounting criticism following his promotion last week to replace Jim Phillips.</p>
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Feds provide $7.4B for public health; school nurses in plan
WASHINGTON — The government will provide $7.4 billion to expand the nation's public health capacity by hiring school nurses to vaccinate kids and creating...