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Poetry and literary analysis are cool for once thanks to Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar.
Dorothy Jean Tillman is the youngest person in Arizona State University history to earn a doctoral degree in integrated behavioral health
Super Bowl kicker Harrison Butker stuck his foot in his mouth railing against “degenerate cultural values” during a commencement speech.
Police also moved to clear protesters from University of Pennsylvania’s campus in Philadelphia and dismantled an encampment at MIT.
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The school said it will hold smaller, school-based ceremonies instead of a university-wide ceremony.
The University of California system overall has opposed calls to boycott and divest from Israel, one of protesters' main demands.
History professor Annelise Orleck said the response to the pro-Palestinian protest was like nothing she'd seen in her three decades at Dartmouth.
“Honestly, it was the most beautiful thing that’s happened on campus throughout my eight years at UCLA,” one professor said.
The bill expanding antisemitism's definition to include criticism of Israel would only crack down on free speech rights of antiwar student protesters, critics say.
Marian Kim Phelps was accused of threatening players for not clapping loudly enough for her daughter at an awards ceremony.