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Hampshire College was ‘a magical place’ for a progressive education. It couldn’t survive this era https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/hampshire-college-closing #Massachusetts #UsUniversities #HigherEducation #UsEducation #UsNews
Hampshire College was ‘a magical place’ for a progressive education. It couldn’t survive this era

Hampshire is latest school to fall to declining enrollment amid a decades-long crisis affecting liberal arts colleges

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US news | The Guardian3d ago
‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/hampshire-college-massachusetts-closure #Massachusetts #UsNews #WorldNews #UsUniversities #HigherEducation #UsEducation #Education
‘An incalculable loss’: Hampshire College to close doors after fall semester

Massachusetts liberal arts college laments ‘heartbreaking reality’ and says financial pressures to blame

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US news | The GuardianApr 6
Trump administration ends some civil rights settlements backing trans students https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/trump-administration-ends-civil-rights-settlements-trans-students #TrumpAdministration #Transgender #UsEducation #WestCoast #UsNews #LgbtqRights #UsPolitics #California #LawUs
Trump administration ends some civil rights settlements backing trans students

Education department will no longer enforce schools from California to Delaware to comply with US civil rights law

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World news | The GuardianApr 4
Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants’ race https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/04/judge-halts-trump-administration-demand-university-applicants-race #UsUniversities #TrumpAdministration #Race #HigherEducation #UsEducation #UsPolitics #UsNews
Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants’ race

Trump ordered data collection after raising concern about race being used as factor in college admissions

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XenogragApr 3

My spouse lamented about how many people believe the Apollo moon landings were faked.

At a point in the ensuing conversation, I said “there are two films I wish had never been made: Wall Street and Capricorn One.”

Because both had a large, negative effect on American society.

I am intentionally not tagging this to the current mission.

#ConspiracyTheory #USEducation

US news | The GuardianApr 3
University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/03/washington-college-professor-fired-iran-war-criticism #WashingtonState #UsUniversities #UsisraelWarOnIran #FreedomOfSpeech #Israel #HigherEducation #UsEducation #Education #UsPolitics #WestCoast #UsNews
University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war

Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US university

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US news | The GuardianMar 27
Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/florida-sociology-university-class #Florida #HigherEducation #UsNews #UsUniversities #UsEducation #HigherEducationPolicy #Sociology #DeiPolicies
Florida axes sociology as required class at state universities in latest attack on ‘woke’

Move by state education officials picked by Republican governor removes the course as a graduation component

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World news | The GuardianMar 25
Professor sues Texas university that terminated contract after Palestine talk https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/professor-texas-state-university-israel-palestine #Texas #UsUniversities #UsConstitutionAndCivilLiberties #HigherEducation #UsEducation #Israel #Palestine #UsNews #WorldNews
Professor sues Texas university that terminated contract after Palestine talk

Idris Robinson says Texas State violated his constitutional rights over off-campus talk seized on by pro-Israel activists

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US news | The GuardianMar 24
Why going to an HBCU might be better for Black students’ health https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/attending-hbcu-cognitive-outcomes-black-americans #UsNews #UsUniversities #UsEducation #BlackUsCulture #Education #Race
Why going to an HBCU might be better for Black students’ health

A study found correlation between the environment and long-term wellness in sample of 1,978 who attended college between 1940-80

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World news | The GuardianMar 20
Trump administration sues Harvard again over accusations of antisemitism https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/trump-administration-new-harvard-lawsuit-antisemitism #TrumpAdministration #HarvardUniversity #UsPolitics #UsEducation #UsNews
Trump administration sues Harvard again over accusations of antisemitism

Lawsuit alleges university violated civil rights of Jewish and Israeli people in aftermath of war in Gaza

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