Trump’s $5 million 'gold card' visa opens a door for wealthy college applicants from overseas, experts say – CNBC
New York University alumni will be walking through Washington Square Park in New York on May 9, 2021. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images For years, US restrictive student visa policies have led to university admissions among international students. The “gold card” proposed by President Donald Trump could change that for wealthy university applicants. Details of […]
This college student says she can’t read or write. Now she’s suing.
Young college students are suing old Connecticut school districts after graduating from honor, even if they are likely to be illiterate. Aleysha Ortiz, 19, filed a lawsuit against the Hartford School Board and the City of Hartford on suspicion of negligence after spending 12 years in the district, but apparently never learned these essential skills. […]
College basketball’s 8 most disappointing men’s teams this season, ranked
Expectations are the slippery slopes of this new era of college basketball. With all players in the country essentially on a one-year contract, coaches face the monumental task of keeping top players on campus, enclosing a proper fit in the transfer portal, adding young talents that will immediately be useful through traditional high school recruitment. […]
ADL report card flunks The New School, drops grade for Barnard College in fighting antisemitism
New schools, Bernard University and Columbia University, have done a poor job of standing up against anti-Semitism on campus, according to a stinging report issued Monday by Jewish civil rights groups. The new school is one of 13 schools that have failed F grades, and Bernard College's rating dropped from C to D on the […]
Two men charged with shooting and killing a Georgia college student
More than a year after a 21-year-old University of Georgia student was killed at work, two men were charged with the murder of Brianna Long. She was a student at a pier bar near Valdosta State University (VSU), where she was a student, and was attacked by a lost bullet. Barr's colleague was also hit […]
NYC is still attracting the most college grads of any city in America — by far
New census data shows New York City is the most desirable city for college-educated Americans. Over 6% of university graduates who moved in 2023 ended with the Big Apple. Axios reported citing the 2023 year-round Community Survey in America. That's more than Los Angeles and Chicago combined. This is almost twice the next biggest destination. […]
JuJu Watkins cements her case for the best player in women’s college basketball as USC beats UCLA again
On the road, the USC Trojan was surprised by their confidence as they lined up the title of the conference and the influence of the NCAA Tournament seed in a rival sold-out arena. Even if the UCLA Bruins cut the deficit on two possessions in the third quarter, or endured a few players dealing with […]
Fugitive nabbed 40 years after faking identity of dead college mate unravels
The fugitive for attempted murder of his wife, who had been estranged more than 40 years ago, was captured after a fraud that assumed the identity of a man who had died for decades, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Stephen Craig Campbell, 76, has been fraudulently claiming about $140,000 in retirement Social Security benefits for […]
Anti-Israel protesters arrested during protests at NYC’s Barnard College
More protests erupted at Bernard University in New York City on Thursday after a group of more than 50 anti-Israeli agitators took over the campus building the day before. The NYPD made several arrests after the protests reignited, and about 100 anti-Israel demonstrators gathered in front of Bernard's entrance, again wearing masks and kefiers and […]
Cops confront keffiyehs in New York at pro-Palestinian Barnard College protest | New York
sLast month, anti-war student protesters from Everalders gathered outside Columbia University and Bernard University in New York on Thursday to protest the expulsion of two students who suspended Israeli classes. Students wearing kefier in solidarity with the Palestinians chanted a series of anti-war slogans in the presence of the New York Police Department (NYPD) outside […]