DENVER—Deion Sanders sauntered into the Arrow Touchdown Club for what felt more like an old-fashioned tent revival than a news conference to introduce the University of Colorado’s splashy new hire of “Coach Prime” as its head football coach. At that very moment Sunday afternoon, the Denver Broncos were predictably blowing another late lead in their…
New Mexico Police: Planned Attack Led to University Shooting
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—New Mexico investigators say a University of New Mexico (UNM) student conspired with two other students and a teenage girl to lure a visiting New Mexico State University basketball player onto campus, leading to a shootout that left the UNM student dead and the player wounded. The investigation into the shooting early Saturday continued…
Proposed UK Law to Restrict ‘Heckler’s Veto’ in University Debates
Following the treatment of female academics by transgender activists, an amendment to a new free speech bill will attempt to deal with those who try to silence speakers on campuses. Academics have forwarded an amendment to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill to deal with the use of the “heckler’s veto” on campuses. The…
Google Sets Up High-Tech School at Israeli University
JERUSALEM—Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Israel’s Reichman University have set up a school to train high-tech professionals, offering courses in computer programming, sales and data analysis among other subjects, the university said on Monday. Israel has a vibrant high-tech sector but a severe shortage of skilled tech workers has led to tens of thousands of unfilled…
9 People Injured During Shooting Near Southern University
BATON ROUGE—Nine people were injured early Friday during a shooting at a fraternity house outside of Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorities said. While seven people were taken to the hospital, none of the injuries appear life-threatening, according to Baton Rouge police. Southern University, which is in the midst of celebrating its Homecoming Week,…
SJSU Students Call for Action Against Sexual Harassment Amid DOJ Visit
A group of students rallied on the San Jose State University (SJSU) campus Oct. 12, calling for the school to have a stronger stance against sexual misconduct. The rally took place when the Department of Justice visited Silicon Valley universities this week. “SJSU failed to respond to 10 years of [a] student reporting being sexually…
Police: Ex-grad Student Suspected in Arizona Professor Killing
TUCSON, Ariz.—A University of Arizona professor who authorities say was fatally shot on campus by a former graduate student was an expert on desert water issues who faculty and former students described as a kind and brilliant colleague. School officials identified Thomas Meixner, who had headed the school’s Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, as…
MBA Applications at Top Ivy League Universities See Double Digit Drops
October 5, 2022
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Applications to top business school programs at top Ivy League universities saw double-digit drops this semester. Major MBA programs like Harvard Business School have reported steep drops in applications due to a tight labor market and expensive costs of the degrees, which have pushed many would-be applicants away, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal….
Legacy of COVID: Empty Classrooms and Walls of Silence
September 12, 2022
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Commentary The image of an empty classroom, posted by Jan Slapeta, a professor of veterinary and molecular parasitology at the University of Sydney, is almost surreal. The professor posted the image because he had to lecture to an empty classroom as all his students work from home and remotely connect with him by dialling in….
Julie Ponesse: Letter to University Students: COVID Coercion Will Stop as Soon as You Say ‘No’
Commentary Dear Canada’s university students, Over the last year, our country’s universities have dismissed your concerns and refused to answer your questions. They made you unconfident in your beliefs, afraid to ask questions, and reticent to speak out. They undermined everything they were supposed to be nurturing in you. You complied with the mandates—you got…
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