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Johanna Fernández, Historian of the Young Lords, Dies at 550:02 She wrote an award-winning book about the leftist collective, a Latino counterpart to the Black Panthers. Ward Churchill, Professor Who Challenged His Dismissal, Dies at 7817:39 His inflammatory essay about the Sept. 11 attacks prompted his dismissal by the University of Colorado for unrelated research misconduct. A jury later found that he had been wrongfully terminated for his views. Palestinian Americans File Discrimination Lawsuit Against Columbia2:37 The five plaintiffs, all currently or formerly affiliated with the university, said Columbia had failed to adequately protect them from harassment after the 2023 Hamas attack against Israel. Richard Lingeman, Cultural Historian and Biographer, Dies at 9511.srpna He spent decades as a magazine editor and wrote an acclaimed history of small-town America, as well as biographies of the novelists Theodore Dreiser and Sinclair Lewis. Trump Sues New York and Other States Over In-State Tuition for Migrants11.srpna The administration’s lawsuits, which included Connecticut and Vermont, challenged the legality of giving undocumented students in-state tuition. University of Michigan Will Ease Up on Grades for Student Mental Health11.srpna The university will make first-semester grades pass or fail, to encourage students to explore different classes and lessen fears that “a low grade may have long-term consequences.” Takeaways From Jason Arday’s Memoir10.srpna The British scholar resigned from Cambridge after the university, which made him its youngest Black professor in 2023, began investigating his academic qualifications. Today, In Short10.srpna Police in India Use Tear Gas to Break Youth Protest10.srpna Thousands of protesters in the eastern state of Jharkhand claim irregularities in qualifying exams for government jobs and are demanding an overhaul of the system. A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students10.srpna As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree. Reading Scores Drop for N.Y.C. Students Amid Revamp of Literacy Program8.srpna The declines nearly wiped out gains made in the state exams last year. New York City school leaders promised a review of the results. Students Skinned a Bear in a Dorm. Cornell Realized It Should Ban That.8.srpna After two Cornell University students skinned a black bear in a communal kitchen last year to make a meal, the school changed the rules. Judge Rules Two Virginia Schools Must Change Confederate Names7.srpna The school board’s decision to rename the schools after Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Turner Ashby “cannot be divorced from racial discrimination,” the judge wrote in his ruling. |