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University of Newcastle first in Australia to win five equity awards

UON won five Cygnet awards from Science in Australia Gender Equity.

Newcastle Herald

House passes resolution condemning college presidents’ comments in antisemitism hearing

Lawmakers approved the resolution in a 303-126 vote, with 125 Democrats and one Republican voting against the measure

The Independent UK

Utah Student Athletes Score New Vehicles in NIL Collective Deal

Utah athletes get a new drive! They're scoring endorsement deals, leasing brand-new Jeeps and Rams, thanks to University's NIL collective. Sweet ride!

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Israel-Hamas war tensions roil campuses; Brown protesters are arrested, Haverford building occupied

A weeklong sit-in at Haverford College has ended under threat of disciplinary action as U.S. college campuses continue to be roiled by tensions over the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Billionaire denies ‘resentment’ toward Harvard after failing to oust president

Comment comes after the Harvard board announced that university president Claudine Gay would keep her job

The Independent UK

The late Queen 'overstayed' on her visit to St. Andrews for William's graduation

We doubt anyone minded too much

Marie Claire

Harvard University president Claudine Gay keeps job after antisemitism row

The university's board says it 'unanimously' stands with the president after calls for her removal

Evening Standard

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$15M Jury Award to Doctor Who Claimed Anti-Male Bias in University Finding He Had Committed Sexual Assault

From the Philadelphia Inquirer (Wendy Ruderman) Thursday: A federal jury found Thursday that Thomas Jefferson University conducted a gender-biased investigation into allegations that former Rothman Orthopaedic Institute surgeon John Abraham raped a former medical resident. After a four-day civil trial in U.S. District Court, jurors determined that Jefferson's leadership violated…

Reason

After Resisting Demands To Punish 'Hate Speech,' Penn's President Capitulated. It Did Not Save Her Job.

Liz Magill and two other university leaders provoked bipartisan outrage by defending freedom of expression on campus.

Reason

Manipur University providing best possible support to displaced students: Govt. in LS

Manipur Univ. aiding displaced students; SC-appointed panel to explore better options. Manipur Univ. providing best possible support to students displaced due to ethnic violence, allowing them to attend classes & exams in any affiliated college within State. SC-appointed panel to explore better options.

The Hindu

UPenn president resigns after furious backlash to her antisemitism testimony to Congress

Liz Magill faced intense criticism from University of Pennsylvania alumni and donors

The Independent UK

More on Advocacy of Genocide

Let's focus concretely on proposed bans on advocacy of "genocide," at Stanford and beyond.

Reason

UPenn in crisis as donor threatens to pull $100m over college president’s comments at antisemitism hearing

Backlash comes after three Ivy League presidents’ controverisal Congressional testimony on antisemitism

The Independent UK

UNLV cancels finals after campus shooting: live

Three faculty members killed in shooting at university in Las Vegas, with a fourth seriously injured

The Independent UK

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John Swinney named honorary professor by prestigious Scottish university

JOHN Swinney, the former deputy first minister and SNP leader, has been made an honorary professor at a prestigious Scottish university ...

The National (Scotland)

Thousands sign petition in bid to save languages degrees at Scottish university

THOUSANDS of people have signed a petition in a bid to save modern languages degrees at a Scottish university.

The Independent UK

A university made a MAGA congressman its president. Is it a sign of things to come in higher ed?

Rep Bill Johnson has previously complained about ‘cancel culture’ and ‘indoctrination’ on college campuses, while angry donors threaten to remove names from buildings at ‘Trump-U’, writes Graig Graziosi

The Hindu

UGC upgrades status of Madras University as category I institution

Madras Univ upgraded to Category I by UGC; score improved from 3.32 to 3.59. Benefits incl. higher research grants, Rs. 100cr from RUSA, start progs without UGC approval, campuses abroad. Self-financing institute Sathyabama also upgraded to Category I.

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Penn Refuses to Let Student Group Screen Film Critical of Israel (at Least Until February)

So reports the Philadelphia Inquirer (Susan Snyder) (see also Daily Pennsylvanian [Lara Cota & Jessica Wu]): Students at Penn Chavurah wanted to show Israelism, which has drawn significant controversy this year, but the school cited "a potential negative response on campus" and used the word "vitriol," according to one of…

The National (Scotland)

Stirling University 'mistreating' student detained by Home Office, say campaigners

STIRLING University has been accused of ignoring calls to provide support to a student who was detained by the Home Office for more than two months.

Newslaundry

‘Nothing we could do but move with the crowd’: Eyewitnesses on Kochi college stampede

It was meant to be a night of celebrations for the students of the School of Engineering at the Cochin University of Science and Technology.

The Hindu

Hundred throng to pay homage to students killed in stampede at Cusat tech festival

Hundreds paid homage to the bodies of three students, who died in a stampede in Kochi at the venue of Inter University TechFest in Kalamassery

Reason

Characterizing Professor's Tweets as Anti-Semitic Isn't Actionable Libel or Invasion of Privacy

From Judge Gerald McHugh's decision yesterday in Tannous v. Cabrini Univ. (E.D. Pa.): This is an action brought by Kareem Tannous, a former university professor, against StopAntisemitism.org, a non-profit watchdog organization that reshared Plaintiff's social media posts with additional commentary…. [B]ecause I agree that Defendant's online blog constituted protected opinion…

The Independent UK

Students stage sit-in urging university chiefs to drop arms investments

University of Glasgow students chanted and held signs as they protested at the establishment’s management office.

The Hindu

Scholar stands by his lecture at O.P. Jindal University, regrets its misinterpretation

In his letter to Professor Achin Vanaik, the registrar of the O.P. Jindal University had said the former’s remarks were ‘unnecessary and objectionable’

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