World news | The Guardian3d ago
Bard’s board voted to end Botstein’s tenure as president after independent review of Epstein ties https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/bard-college-board-leon-botstein-retirement-jeffrey-epstein #JeffreyEpstein #NewYork #UsUniversities #HigherEducation #Schools #UsNews
Bard’s board voted to end Botstein’s tenure as president after independent review of Epstein ties

Botstein announced his retirement on the day the results of the inquiry into his connections with Epstein were released

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian3d ago
US justice department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/14/justice-department-yale-medical-school-race-admissions #YaleUniversity #TrumpAdministration #UsJusticeSystem #UsDomesticPolicy #Race #RaceInEducation #UsUniversities #UsSupremeCourt #HigherEducation #Schools #Connecticut #UsPolitics #UsNews
US justice department accuses Yale medical school of illegally using race in admissions

A 2023 supreme court decision banned the use of affirmative action in college admissions

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian6d ago
Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/12/florida-students-boo-graduation-speaker-ai #Technology #AiArtificialIntelligence #Florida #Graduation #UsNews #UsUniversities
Florida students boo graduation speaker who called AI ‘next Industrial Revolution’

Real estate executive got an unexpected earful when she spoke of ‘living in a time of profound change’

The Guardian
US news | The Guardian6d ago
US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/north-carolina-state-commencement-speaker-paying-off-student-loans #UsUniversities #NorthCarolina #UsStudentDebt #UsEducation #HigherEducation #UsNews #Education #UsStudentFinance
US university’s commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students’ final-year loans

Anil Kochhar hopes textile graduates of North Carolina State can leave with ‘greater freedom to pursue goals’

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMay 8
Cyberattack on system used by thousands of US schools disrupts final exams https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/08/canvas-cyberattack-us-schools-universities #Technology #UsUniversities #Schools #UsEducation #Cybercrime #UsNews #Internet
Cyber-attack on system widely used in US education disrupts final exams

Nationwide Canvas outage left students and faculty ‘dead in the water’ and rushing to rearrange end of academic year

The Guardian
The GuardianMay 7

Rutgers graduation speaker canceled for pro-Palestinian posts says decision sends ‘dangerous’ message

Rami Elghandour tells Guardian in exclusive interview his speech was cancelled due to students’ complaints Rutgers University abruptly rescinded its invitation to a prominent alum who was slated to deliver a graduation speech next week after some students complained ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/rutgers-cancel-graduation-speech-pro-palestine-post
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Rutgers graduation speaker canceled for pro-Palestinian posts says decision sends ‘dangerous’ message

Rami Elghandour tells Guardian in exclusive interview his speech was cancelled due to students’ complaints

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianMay 6
UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/justice-department-ucla-race-admissions #California #UsUniversities #Race #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #HigherEducation #Schools #UsPolitics #WestCoast #UsNews
UCLA medical school illegally used race in admissions, justice department finds

School said its admission process is ‘based on merit’ and it is committed to complying with state and federal laws

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianMay 6
Rutgers cancels graduation speech over speaker’s pro-Palestinian posts https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/rutgers-cancel-graduation-speech-pro-palestine-post #UsUniversities #NewJersey #Palestine #UsNews
Rutgers graduation speaker canceled for pro-Palestinian posts says decision sends ‘dangerous’ message

Rami Elghandour tells Guardian in exclusive interview his speech was cancelled due to students’ complaints

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianMay 5
Trump administration investigates Smith College for admitting transgender women https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/smith-college-transgender-women-investigation #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #UsUniversities #Transgender #UsEducation
Trump administration investigates Smith College for admitting transgender women

Civil rights inquiry claims policy may breach Title IX as administration escalates attacks on trans rights

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianMay 3
Lightning may have sparked fire destroying top US marine science lab, officials say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/03/university-of-south-florida-marine-lab-fire-lightning #Florida #UsUniversities #UsWeather #UsNews #EarthAndMarineSciences
Lightning may have sparked fire destroying top US marine science lab, officials say

About 200 firefighters responded to devastating blaze at University of South Florida’s lab on Saturday

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