#university Timeline

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https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/03/13/ujb-issues-expulsions-degree-revocations-and-suspensions-for-hamilton-hall-occupation/

#freespeech #fascism #trump #censorship #student #protest #university #columbia #gaza #genocide #FreePalestine

Breaking Columbia University had just suspended, expelled and revoked degrees from 22 students for protesting genocide in Palestine.

A university degree is a qualification, not a morality clause. A university revoking degrees for "wrong think" makes a total mockery of its mission. This is also the most authoritarian, "right- woke" nonsense.

ALT

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In An Era of Big Money, the University of Illinois Shrugs Off Rules on Athletes’ NIL Deals
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Records show that a fraction of the school’s athletes are complying with a state law requiring them to disclose endorsements. In the wild west of college sports, Illinois’ flagship university says the rules are losing relevance.
https://www.propublica.org/article/university-illinois-nil-basketball-college-sports-ncaa-endorsements-disclosures?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Illinois #University #Students #Law #Basketball #MarchMadness

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Columbia Will Pay Survivors of Abusive Doctor $750 Million After ProPublica Revealed University’s Failures
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The sweeping deal means the Ivy League school’s settlements will total more than $1 billion for over 1,000 claims of sexual abuse by former patients of OB-GYN Robert Hadden, who worked at the university for 20 years despite decades of complaints.

https://www.propublica.org/article/columbia-university-750-million-settlement-robert-hadden-sexual-assault?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Columbia #University #SexualAbuse #SexualAssault #Women #Students

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ProPublica Updates Its Database of Museums’ and Universities’ Compliance With Federal Repatriation Law
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Institutions across the U.S. returned more than 10,300 Native American ancestors to tribes in 2024, making it the third-biggest year for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
https://www.propublica.org/article/native-american-remains-returned-repatriation-nagpra?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Native #Indigenous #History #Museum #University #Law #Data

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#duke #university is firing 10% of all staff across the board.

#academia

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Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
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ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-trump-cuts-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Native #Indigenous #Education #College #University #HigherEd #Trump