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Find out which schools made US News & World Report's Top 25 ‘Best Colleges' for 2025
Several Illinois and midwestern colleges and universities landed in U.S. News & World Report’s newest ranking of “Best Colleges” for 2025, with many moving up spots on the prestigious list.
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Student in carving of racial slur on teammate's chest no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College
The unidentified student is accused of carving the epithet using a box cutter at an on-campus swim team gathering.
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This college has the highest-paid graduates—it's not Harvard, Princeton or any Ivy League school
People who received identical bachelor degrees in the same major earned vastly different salaries depending on which school they attended, Payscale reports.
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Women's college in Virginia bars transgender students based on founder's will from 1900
Sweet Briar College in Virginia has instituted an admissions policy that bars transgender women next school year.
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US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off
At St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, officials announced a plan to cut 42 degree programs and 50 minors, music among them. The move has created turmoil for students who chose the campus to study music.
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Former college athletes could get between a few dollars and more than a million under settlement agreement
The $2.78 billion deal settles several lawsuits claiming that previous NCAA rules denied thousands of athletes the opportunity to earn millions of dollars off the use of their names, images and likenesses.
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Fraternity and sorority suspended as Dartmouth student's death investigated
Dartmouth College has suspended a fraternity and a sorority as the investigation continues into the death of a student whose body was found Sunday in the Connecticut River after a party nearby the night before, the school said. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing late Sunday afternoon after the gathering Saturday night, a Dartmouth official said….
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UCLA to hold 2024 commencement ceremonies following campus protests. Here's what to know.
WHAT TO KNOW The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) will kick off its five-day commencement celebrations on Thursday June 13, with over 70 events scheduled for the Class of 2024. The main commencement ceremony will celebrate graduates in the College of Letters and Science and will take place in three installments. All three ceremonies will be held at the…
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University of Virginia to pay $9M after campus shooting that killed 3 football players
The University of Virginia will pay $9 million in a settlement related to a 2022 campus shooting that killed three football players.
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From Seinfeld to Butker, commencement speaker appearances invite controversy
The raging war in Gaza and divisive social commentary have driven backlash at a growing number of college graduation ceremonies.
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California student was accepted to 122 colleges and received $5.3 million in scholarships
One Oakland high schooler is raking in the college acceptance letters and scholarships.
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Protesters rally outside Pomona College graduation ceremony at Shrine Auditorium
The graduation ceremony for Pomona College graduates faced upheaval as protesters rallied outside the Shrine Auditorium in University Park, demanding divestment from funding linked to Israel and the war in Gaza.
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Protest outside of Pomona College's graduation ceremony
Pro-Palestinian protesters were outside of University Park as Pomona College has it’s graduation ceremony at the Shrine Auditorium after moving the ceremony’s location last minute. Anastassia Olmos reports for the NBC4 News on May 12, 2024.
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Duke students walk out of Jerry Seinfeld commencement amid wave of graduation anti-war protests
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld was met with a wave of boos Sunday when students at Duke University in North Carolina walked out just before his commencement speech, the latest in a wave of anti-war protests that took place at college graduations across the country this weekend.
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Colleges in Crisis: An in-depth look at the protests happening across the country
As tensions continue to rise at colleges nationwide, NBC4 takes an in-depth look at the demonstrations interrupting everything from campus operations to long-awaited graduations.
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USC calls off all commencement speakers
Amid controversy over its decision to cancel the commencement speech of its pro-Palestinian valedictorian, USC has called off all speakers at the ceremony. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News on April 19, 2024.
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USC cancels outside speakers at commencement ceremony
USC announced it will not have commencement speakers at its upcoming ceremony following controversy over the institution’s decision to cancel a speech from its pro-Palestinian valedictorian. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News on April 19, 2024.
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USC cancels commencement speakers amid criticism over decision to stop valedictorian's speech
The University of Southern California (USC) will not have commencement speakers at its upcoming ceremony after the institution canceled a speech from its pro-Palestinian valedictorian, the school announced Friday.
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March held over USC canceling valedictorian's speech
Hundreds of students and faculty marched through USC’s campus in protest of the school’s decision to not let Asna Tabassum give her valedictorian speech. Christian Cazares reports for the NBC4 News on April 18, 2024.
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USC valedictorian commencement speech canceled
USC announced that the valedictorian will not be allowed to deliver the 2024 commencement speech during graduation, citing security concerns, Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on April 15, 2024.