Nation Nov 06 Cornell faculty vote 'no confidence' in university leadership after alleged fraternity gang rape By Leah Willingham, Associated Press
Education Oct 28 Cornell faculty to begin voting on no-confidence measure over handling of sexual assault allegations Cornell University faculty will meet Wednesday to conclude debate and begin voting on a proposed no-confidence resolution in the university’s administration following widespread frustration over its response to a woman who reported she was gang raped at a campus fraternity… By Leah Willingham, Associated Press
Education Oct 04 Despair over future fuels political anxiety for college students on the cusp of adulthood Their anxiety is fueling a restlessness with a national political system that they worry is no longer capable of improving their lives or no longer interested in helping. By Jacqueline Ganun, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press
Education Oct 04 Cornell president calls alleged gang rape 'deeply disturbing,' pledges greater transparency “My heart aches when I think of what she experienced,” Kotlikoff said. “It raises heartbreaking and troubling issues about sexual assault, dehumanization and aspects of party culture, alcohol and drug use.”… By Leah Willingham, Associated Press
Nation Oct 02 Prosecutors probing deaths of 2 Ole Miss students charge shop clerk and son with selling illegal kratom A drug task force in Mississippi had previously urged people to avoid kratom, an herbal substance that acts as a stimulant at low doses and a sedative at high doses, after authorities found packages of kratom derivatives while investigating the… By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Oct 02 WATCH: Appointing Cornell sex assault special prosector, Hochul says she won't let anyone 'sweep this case under the rug' By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that the woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of gang rape was “failed” by people obligated to protect her, including police and the county prosecutor. Continue reading
Sep 04 Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The rule is broadly aimed at ending any policies or programs that help students because of their race, and it specifically says such benefits in admissions, scholarships and facilities “would be incompatible” with the rule. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 8:22 Trump's mass deportation campaign takes a toll on college students By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Simeon Lancaster For years, researchers and advocates have documented the barriers students from immigrant families face when pursuing higher education. But the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign has introduced new challenges and fears, even for many immigrants who are legally in the… Continue watching
Nov 17 Foreign enrollment at U.S. colleges holds steady despite Trump's visa crackdown, report finds By Collin Binkley, Makiya Seminera, Associated Press However, the Institute of International Education found that new students entering the United States for the first time fell by 17%, the sharpest decrease since the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Nov 13 New Texas A&M policy requires professors to get approval for some race and gender topics By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday required professors to receive approval from the school president to discuss some race and gender topics, tightening rules months after a viral video of a student confronting an instructor over her lessons threw… Continue reading