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Amherst College Goes On Firing Spree After Their Raunchy Orientation Ceremony Draws Backlash

Amherst College quietly removes senior staff after a mandatory "adult explicit" orientation ceremony goes viral and sparks outrage.

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£70K-a-Year College Branded 'Disgusting' After Students Simulate Sex, Drug Use in Chapel Orientation Event

Amherst College faces backlash as students staged explicit sex acts and drug use in a chapel orientation show, defended by administrators as sexual respect education despite £70K tuition fees.

International Business Times UK

Amherst CEO Sean Dobson Warns Pandemic Policies Made Homeownership Unaffordable For An Entire Generation

A leading real estate CEO has warned that the extraordinary economic measures deployed during the Covid-19 pandemic have pushed U.S. housing costs to historic highs, leaving millions shut out of homeownership.

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'We've probably made housing unaffordable for a whole generation of Americans': top real-estate CEO on the real cost of Covid economic firefighting

"Affordability has probably never been as bad as it is today,” said Amherst's Sean Dobson. "You've got to be very, very careful."

Fortune

Elite US colleges see Black enrollment drop after affirmative action strike-down

Amherst College and Tufts University report lower number of Black students this year as white enrollment increases

The Guardian - US

Expansion of Asian American studies fueled by racial attacks and activism

For more than 50 years, Asian American studies has been a recognized field at American colleges and universities. But outside of California, students who want to study it as a major or minor are usually out of luck.

The Conversation

Harvard legacy admissions targeted by Massachusetts lawmakers

A bill in Massachusetts seeks to tax rich colleges that favor families of alumni and donors in admissions policies — namely Harvard University — and give the money to poorer community colleges.

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Top real estate CEO––’A.I. Landlord’––shares data showing America’s housing market is significantly overvalued. The headline number may shock you.

Sean Dobson, founder and CEO of property powerhouse Amherst, has access to unique data as one of the largest owners of single-family homes in the U.S.

Fortune

As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, colleges see few other ways to diversity goals

After bans on affirmative action in states from California to Florida, colleges have tried a range of strategies to achieve a diverse student body

The Independent UK

At a small liberal arts college, Black students learned to become 'bicultural' to succeed and get jobs – but stress followed

In her forthcoming book, “The Impact of College Diversity: Struggles and Successes at Age 30,” Amherst College psychology professor Elizabeth Aries discovered a disturbing dual reality for Black students going to the small, private liberal arts college where she teaches. On the one hand, interacting with students from different backgrounds…

The Conversation

A 20% home price crash? These 7 forecast models can see it—where the other 13 leading models have the 2023 housing market going

Where 20 leading forecasters foresee home prices going in 2023.

Fortune

Amherst College Student Paper Publishes ‘In Defense Of Hamas’ Piece

A student newspaper at Amherst College in Massachusetts is under fire for publishing a piece titled “In Defense of Hamas”.

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