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A member of the Nobel committee holding up the prize as he announces the winners.

3 Academics Share Nobel Prize in Physics

Three academics affiliated with U.S. universities have been awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics “for the discovery of macroscopic...
A 2024 protest at Columbia University.

Colleges Restrict Campus Access on Oct. 7 Anniversary

Two years ago today, Hamas attacked Israeli civilians, igniting a bloody war in the Gaza Strip and sparking waves of...

New Presidents: Northwestern, Winston-Salem State, Texas A&M and More

Henry Bienen, who served as president of Northwestern University from 1995 to 2009, has been named the university’s interim president...
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Federal Worker Union Sues Trump Admin Over Political Automatic Emails

The American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing federal workers, sued the Trump administration Friday, challenging the automated out-of-office...
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ED to Resume Student Loan Forgiveness for Some

The Education Department last week quietly restarted student loan forgiveness for some borrowers on an income-based repayment (IBR) plan, The...
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Admissions Essays Written by AI Are Generic and Easy to Spot

In an analysis comparing college admission essays generated by artificial intelligence to 30,000 human-written essays from before ChatGPT was released...
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UNC Professor Accused of Advocating Political Violence Reinstated

Dwayne Dixon, a professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was reinstated Friday after the university performed...
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Judge Upholds Biden-Era Gainful Employment Rule

A federal judge rejected an effort to overturn the gainful-employment rule, which was put in place during the Biden administration...