Tag: Higher education
Court documents: Yale grad student was shot at close range
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Yale University graduate student whose body was found on a street next to his car in February had been...
Vermont city to hold fireworks; Dartmouth grads get 2 guests
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A look at pandemic-related news around New England on Saturday:
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Summer camps return but with fewer campers and counselors
SANTA FE, N.M. — Overnight summer camps will be allowed in all 50 states this season, but COVID-19 rules and a pandemic labor crunch...
Wake Forest adding Ole Miss graduate transfer Khadim Sy
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Wake Forest is adding graduate transfer Khadim Sy from Mississippi.
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German ex-minister, mayor contender stripped of doctorate
BERLIN — A Berlin university on Thursday stripped a prominent former German minister of her doctorate following a long-running saga over plagiarism allegations that...
Mexico bars former cabinet secretary from holding office
MEXICO CITY — Mexico announced Tuesday it has barred former Treasury and Foreign Relations Secretary Luis Videgaray from holding public office there for 10...
Western Michigan gets $550M gift from anonymous alumni
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A group of anonymous alumni has gifted $550 million to Western Michigan University.
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U-Chicago will grant Ph.D. to student slain in January
CHICAGO — The University of Chicago will grant a doctorate degree to a student who was killed during a series of shootings last winter.
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Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...
Washington & Lee University to keep Confederate’s name
LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee University announced Friday that it won't remove the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the school,...