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Should Epstein’s Friends Be Punished? An Elite Harvard Club Is Torn.

15 juillet 2026 à 05:00
At Harvard, students, alumni and professors debate whether a storied campus group should cut ties with one of Jeffrey Epstein’s closest associates, and whether Harvard itself should do the same.

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Andrew Farkas spoke in 2014 at an event for the Hasty Pudding Institute, a Harvard group. Mr. Farkas has come under criticism for soliciting funds for the group from Jeffrey Epstein.

Fake IDs, Dummy Manuscripts and a Rare Book Heist at U.C.L.A.

9 juillet 2026 à 11:46
Jeffrey Ying, 39, was sentenced in an elaborate scheme to switch Chinese manuscripts from a University of California library with dummy copies.

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Rare Chinese manuscripts worth more than $200,000 were stolen from a library on the U.C.L.A. campus.

Suspect Interacted With Charlie Kirk’s Group Before Killing, Prosecutors Say

7 juillet 2026 à 20:57
In a hearing, prosecutors used videos to trace the steps of the man they accuse of assassinating Mr. Kirk, while defense lawyers tried to poke holes in DNA evidence.

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Sgt. David Hull, a Utah law enforcement officer who was one of the lead investigators into Charlie Kirk’s killing, during a hearing in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday.

Part of Florida’s ‘Stop WOKE’ Law Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court

8 juillet 2026 à 10:32
The law limits teaching on race, gender and other topics. Part of the law related to colleges was struck down. It remains in effect in K-12 schools.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida signed the “Stop WOKE” Act to limit teaching about race, gender and other topics.

Yale Law School Fights to Stop Trump Deal

7 juillet 2026 à 14:08
The university has been in talks to resolve investigations into its admissions practices. The law school’s dean and some faculty have argued a deal could compromise its independence.

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Students at Yale Law School have also criticized the university’s efforts to seek a deal with the Trump administration.

Professor Fired for Criticizing Charlie Kirk Wins $1.9 Million Settlement

1 juillet 2026 à 02:43
Tamar Shirinian, a former professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, was among those who lost their jobs over their posts about the slain conservative activist.

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Tamar Shirinian has reached a $1.9 million settlement with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Berkeley Will Start Institute Named for Pelosi

29 juin 2026 à 05:01
The Trump administration has been scrutinizing the University of California, Berkeley, which insists its new program will be a nonpartisan venture.

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Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.C. Berkeley’s chancellor, Richard K. Lyons, at the school’s campus on Saturday.
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