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UConn Proposes Tuition Increase
The University of Connecticut is proposing a tuition increase.
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'When They See Us' Honors Real Central Park 5 at Emmys
The searing TV series on the plight of the Central Park Five created a memorable Emmy moment Sunday when the five exonerated men stood and were honored at the awards show.
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UConn Asks For Permission to Sell Torrington Campus
The University of Connecticut is asking a judge for a ruling that would allow it to sell its former Torrington campus.
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UConn Football Coach Unsure of Future After Move From AAC
UConn football coach Randy Edsall says he doesn’t know where his team will end up once the school leaves the American Athletic Conference.
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AP Source: Big East Votes to Invite UConn to Rejoin
The presidents of the schools in the Big East have voted to extend an invitation to UConn to rejoin the conference for basketball and other sports.
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UConn Fans React to Rumors of Returning to Big East
The anticipation from UConn fans is building following recent chatter of college athletics moving back to the Big East Conference.
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Michael B. Jordan Presents Central Park 5 With Courage Award
Michael B. Jordan told the men known as the Central Park Five Friday that he cannot watch footage of the new series “When They See Us” without getting emotional and feeling like as a young black man he too could have faced a similar ordeal.
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Former Prosecutor in Central Park Five Case Resigns from Nonprofit Boards Amid Wave of Backlash Following Netflix Miniseries
A former prosecutor in the Central Park Five case has resigned from at least two nonprofit boards as backlash intensified following the release of a Netflix miniseries.
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Former Prosecutor in Central Park Five Case Resigns from Nonprofit Boards Amid Wave of Backlash Following Netflix Miniseries
A former prosecutor in the Central Park Five case has resigned from at least two nonprofit boards as backlash intensified following the release of a Netflix miniseries.
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University Professor Terminated After Harassment Allegations
A Boston University professor has been fired after allegations of harassment surfaced last year.
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Georgetown Students Endorse Fee That Would Benefit Slave Descendants
Georgetown University students have approved a nonbinding referendum that calls for each undergraduate student to pay a fee that would benefit the descendants of 272 slaves whom the university sold in 1838.
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Georgetown Students to Vote on Fee That Would Benefit Descendants of Slaves
Georgetown University undergraduate students will vote Thursday on a referendum that proposes a new fee to honor the descendants of the 272 slaves the university sold in 1838.
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MSU to Hire Interim Leader After Resignation Amid Scandal
Michigan State University is poised to name a new interim president Thursday after the former governor who was brought in to help it recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal resigned under pressure, amid backlash over his comments about some of the ex-sports doctor’s victims. John Engler — who had resisted calls to step down in the past —...
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New St. Paul's Report Details 21 More Victims of Sex Abuse by Ex-Faculty, Late Congressman
An independent investigation into sexual misconduct at a New Hampshire prep school has now substantiated abuse claims against 20 former faculty and staff members dating back decades including a former Massachusetts congressman. St. Paul’s School released two reports after an independent investigation in 2017 detailing allegations against 17 people who worked there between 1947 and 1999. An addendum released Tuesday...
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Neil Portnow to Leave Post as Grammys CEO in 2019
Neil Portnow will step down as president and CEO of The Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards next year.
The organization announced Thursday that Portnow chose not to “seek an extension on his current contract,” which ends next year. -
Wesleyan University Votes to Rescind Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree
Wesleyan University’s board of trustees has voted to rescind Bill Cosby’s honorary degree after the comedian was found guilty on sexual assault charges.
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Yale University Votes to Rescind Bill Cosby's Honorary Degree
The Yale University Board of Trustees has voted to rescind Bill Cosby’s honorary degree after the comedian was found guilty on sexual assault charges on Thursday.
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Wesleyan University President Wants to Revoke Cosby's Honorary Degree
Wesleyan University’s president is moving to revoke Bill Cosby’s honorary degree after the comedian was found guilty on sexual assault charges on Thursday.
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'Black Panther' Actor Chadwick Boseman to Give Howard University Commencement Address
Actor Chadwick Boseman will deliver the keynote address at Howard University’s graduation ceremony next month, the school announced Wednesday.
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6 Howard University Employees Fired for Misappropriating Financial Aid
Six Howard University employees were fired last year after a review found that some university employees received inappropriate refunds from the financial aid department, the university’s president said Wednesday.