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Government says Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought 'biological materials'
Read full article: Government says Harvard researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought 'biological materials'Attorneys argued over whether a Harvard University researcher accused of smuggling frog embryos brought “biological materials” into the U.S. Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist conducting cancer research for Harvard Medical School, appeared in Massachusetts federal court Wednesday for a probable cause hearing, where government and defense attorneys argued over whether she brought “biological materials” into the U.S. She was returning from a vacation from France in February when she was...
Florida Board of Governors confirms Jeanette Nuñez as President of FIU
Read full article: Florida Board of Governors confirms Jeanette Nuñez as President of FIUThe Florida Board of Governors confirmed the appointment of Jeanette M. Nuñez as Florida International University’s seventh president.
US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accounts
Read full article: US resumes visas for foreign students but demands access to social media accountsThe U.S. State Department says it’s restarting the suspended process for foreigners applying for student visas but says all applicants will now be required to unlock their social media accounts for review.
Justice Department challenges Kentucky reg allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students
Read full article: Justice Department challenges Kentucky reg allowing in-state tuition for undocumented studentsPresident Donald Trump’s administration has asked a federal judge to strike down a Kentucky regulation that it says unlawfully provides undocumented students with access to reduced in-state college tuition.
Supreme Court work goes on with 16 cases to decide, including birthright citizenship
Read full article: Supreme Court work goes on with 16 cases to decide, including birthright citizenshipThe Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government.
Florida lawmakers pass charter school expansion on last day of session
Read full article: Florida lawmakers pass charter school expansion on last day of sessionOn the 105th day of what was supposed to be a 60-day legislative session, Florida lawmakers passed a bill to allow charter schools to “co-locate” inside traditional public schools.
Lawyers say plea deal is being pursued for Chinese scientist charged in US toxic fungus case
Read full article: Lawyers say plea deal is being pursued for Chinese scientist charged in US toxic fungus caseA plea deal appears to be in the works for a Chinese scientist who is charged with conspiring to raise a toxic fungus at a University of Michigan lab.
Eco Hero winner starts lifechanging 2-week adventure in Australia
Read full article: Eco Hero winner starts lifechanging 2-week adventure in AustraliaThis year’s Eco Hero winner, a recent high school graduate, boarded her 21-hour flight to Australia on Saturday and landed in Melbourne to start her life-changing two-week adventure.
Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 years
Read full article: Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he's never seen such discrimination in 40 yearsA federal judge says it was illegal for the Trump administration to cancel several hundred research grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.
Judge extends order suspending Trump's block on Harvard's incoming foreign students
Read full article: Judge extends order suspending Trump's block on Harvard's incoming foreign studentsPresident Donald Trump’s order to block incoming foreign students from attending Harvard University will remain on hold temporarily.
What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender care
Read full article: What’s left for the Supreme Court to decide? 21 cases, including state bans on transgender careThe Supreme Court is in the homestretch of a term that has lately been dominated by the Trump administration’s emergency appeals of lower court orders seeking to slow President Donald Trump’s efforts to remake the federal government.
Eco Hero winner: Aspiring conservation veterinarian to fly to Australia on Saturday
Read full article: Eco Hero winner: Aspiring conservation veterinarian to fly to Australia on SaturdayThis year’s Eco Hero winner, a recent high school graduate, is flying from Miami to Melbourne, Australia on Saturday.
Why thousands of NCAA athletes might wait over a year for share of $2.8 billion settlement
Read full article: Why thousands of NCAA athletes might wait over a year for share of $2.8 billion settlementThe attorney who negotiated the $2.8 billion legal settlement for the NCAA says thousands of former athletes due to receive damages could have to wait months or maybe more than a year to get paid while appeals play out.
2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to US
Read full article: 2 Chinese scientists will stay in jail while accused of bringing biological material to USTwo Chinese scientists accused of smuggling or shipping biological material into the United States without permits will remain in custody in Michigan.
Mahmoud Khalil can remain jailed over claims he lied on green card application, judge says
Read full article: Mahmoud Khalil can remain jailed over claims he lied on green card application, judge saysA federal judge says the Trump administration can continue to detain Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil on allegations that he lied on his green card application.
Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier
Read full article: Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easierA teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy has won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools over access to education.
Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bail
Read full article: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos is released from federal custody on bailA Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos into the United States has been released on bail.
Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddling
Read full article: Members of the Fulbright scholarship board resign, accusing Trump of meddlingNearly all the members of a board overseeing the prestigious Fulbright scholarships on Wednesday resigned in protest of what they call the Trump administration’s meddling with the selection of award recipients, according to a statement they issued.
Austria falls silent for a minute as questions remain about the motive for a deadly school shooting
Read full article: Austria falls silent for a minute as questions remain about the motive for a deadly school shootingAustria has fallen silent for a minute and people are laying candles in the city of Graz in memory of the 10 people killed in a school shooting that shocked the country.
Arizona governor vetoes bill banning teaching antisemitism, calls it an attack on educators
Read full article: Arizona governor vetoes bill banning teaching antisemitism, calls it an attack on educatorsArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has vetoed a proposal that would have banned teaching antisemitism at the state’s public schools.
Broward Schools aims to protect performing arts amid enrollment drop, budget uncertainty
Read full article: Broward Schools aims to protect performing arts amid enrollment drop, budget uncertaintyAs Broward County Public Schools braces for state budget decisions and grapples with declining enrollment, district leaders say they are working to preserve the arts — even while making difficult choices.
Can $1,000 at birth change a child's future? A Republican proposal aims to find out
Read full article: Can $1,000 at birth change a child's future? A Republican proposal aims to find outA House Republican proposal backed by President Donald Trump would set up tax-deferred investment accounts with $1,000 for infants born across the U.S. It builds on the concept of baby bonds, which some cities have begun introducing as a way to reduce gaps between wealthy people and poor people.
Statewide prosecutors drop perjury case against ex-Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie
Read full article: Statewide prosecutors drop perjury case against ex-Broward Superintendent Robert RuncieThe Office of Statewide Prosecution dropped a perjury charge against former Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie on Monday.
White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universities
Read full article: White House budget request slashes funding for tribal colleges and universitiesIf President Donald Trump's budget proposal wins final congressional approval, funding will be slashed for tribal colleges and universities.
Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still needed
Read full article: Trump officials are vowing to end school desegregation orders. Some parents say they're still neededSix decades after the federal government ordered Concordia Parish to desegregate its schools, the district remains racially divided.
Miami stays alive vs. Louisville, move one win away from College World Series
Read full article: Miami stays alive vs. Louisville, move one win away from College World SeriesThe Hurricanes kept their College World Series hopes alive on Saturday with a 9-6 win and a strong offensive showing, forcing a decisive Game 3 in their Super Regional matchup against Louisville.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
Read full article: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in placeThe Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as part of President Donald Trump’s plan to dismantle the agency.
Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign students
Read full article: Judge puts temporary hold on Trump's latest ban on Harvard's foreign studentsA federal judge has temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University.
Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for release
Read full article: Detained Columbia graduate claims ‘irreparable harm’ to career and family as he pleads for releaseA Columbia graduate facing deportation over his pro-Palestinian activism on campus has outlined the “irreparable harm” caused by his continued detention as a federal judge weighs his release.
What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal status
Read full article: What to know as Trump administration targets tuition breaks for students without legal statusThe quick end to a Texas law that granted in-state public university tuition prices to students who lack legal resident status stunned immigrant advocates and state Democrats, who call it a cruel punishment for hardworking students that will ultimately hurt the state’s economy.
New York won't rescind Native American mascot ban, despite Trump's threat of cutting federal funds
Read full article: New York won't rescind Native American mascot ban, despite Trump's threat of cutting federal fundsNew York education officials have refused to rescind the state’s ban on Native American mascots and team names, despite threats from the Trump administration that it risks losing federal funding.
Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on foreign students. Overseas, admitted students wait
Read full article: Harvard files legal challenge over Trump's ban on foreign students. Overseas, admitted students waitHarvard University is challenging President Donald Trump’s move to block foreign students from coming to the United States to attend the Ivy League school, calling it illegal retaliation for Harvard’s rejection of White House demands.
Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liability
Read full article: Top US universities raced to become global campuses. Under Trump, it's becoming a liabilityThree decades ago, foreign students at Harvard University accounted for just 11% of the total student body.
Trump moves to block US entry for foreign students planning to study at Harvard University
Read full article: Trump moves to block US entry for foreign students planning to study at Harvard UniversityPresident Donald Trump is moving to block nearly all foreign students from entering the country to attend Harvard University, his latest attempt to choke the Ivy League school from an international pipeline that accounts for a quarter of the student body.
Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residency
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Texas law allowing in-state tuition for students without legal residencyA federal judge has blocked a Texas law that has for decades given college students without legal residency in the U.S. access to reduced in-state tuition, swiftly ruling in favor of the latest effort by the Trump administration to crack down on immigration into the country.
DeSantis speaks at Florida Education Summit in Miami-Dade, touts higher education reforms
Read full article: DeSantis speaks at Florida Education Summit in Miami-Dade, touts higher education reformsGov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to speak Wednesday at the Florida Education Commissioner’s Summit, an event set to take place at Miami-Dade College’s Wolfson Campus.
Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all fronts
Read full article: Trump promised to welcome more foreign students. Now, they feel targeted on all frontsStudents from around the world say being an international student in American today comes with feelings of fear, anxiety and insecurity that have made them more cautious in their daily lives.
Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlash
Read full article: Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlashLongtime academic Santa Ono has been rejected for the University of Florida presidency by the state university system board.
Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continues
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing social media ban for kids while lawsuit continuesA federal judge has barred state officials from enforcing a Florida law that would ban social media accounts for young children, while a legal challenge against the law plays out.
Education Department says it will not garnish Social Security of student loan borrowers in default
Read full article: Education Department says it will not garnish Social Security of student loan borrowers in defaultBorrowers who have defaulted on their student loans will no longer be at risk of having their Social Security benefits garnished, an Education Department spokesperson said Tuesday.
Massachusetts high school volleyball team rallies around teammate detained by immigration agents
Read full article: Massachusetts high school volleyball team rallies around teammate detained by immigration agentsA high school volleyball team in Massachusetts is asking fans to wear white to their next match to show support for a teammate who has been detained by federal immigration authorities.
Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculum
Read full article: Texas is poised to become the latest GOP state to exert control over university curriculumUniversity boards appointed by the Texas governor soon could have new powers to control the curriculum required of students and eliminate degree programs.
China says US moves on computer chips and student visas 'seriously violate' tariffs truce
Read full article: China says US moves on computer chips and student visas 'seriously violate' tariffs truceChina has blasted the U.S. for issuing AI chip export control guidelines, stopping the sale of chip design software to China, and planning to revoke Chinese student visas.
Chinese student struck a chord emphasizing humanity during Harvard commencement speech
Read full article: Chinese student struck a chord emphasizing humanity during Harvard commencement speechA day after her emotional speech at Harvard University's commencement, Yurong “Luanna” Jiang kept running into classmates who praised her for recognizing everyone's humanity.
Career pathways in the US dim for international students as Trump cracks down on visas
Read full article: Career pathways in the US dim for international students as Trump cracks down on visasMany international students come to the U.S. with hopes of gaining work experience, either before returning to their home countries or pursuing a longer-term career in the U.S. But the administration’s intensifying scrutiny of international students — and signs that formal career pathways for them may be closed off — are leading some to reconsider their plans.
Trump's education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot ban
Read full article: Trump's education secretary threatens to pull funding from NY over its Native American mascot banPresident Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot.
Faizan Zaki overcomes a shocking, self-inflicted flub and wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Read full article: Faizan Zaki overcomes a shocking, self-inflicted flub and wins the Scripps National Spelling BeeFaizan Zaki has seized the title of best speller in the English language at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
A man charged in a 2013 Pennsylvania campus sex assault hires a lawyer to review possible plea deal
Read full article: A man charged in a 2013 Pennsylvania campus sex assault hires a lawyer to review possible plea dealAn American who was extradited from France this year to face charges in a 2013 campus sexual assault case has hired a private lawyer to review a potential plea in Pennsylvania.
The US academic partnership with China, under strain for years, faces its biggest threat
Read full article: The US academic partnership with China, under strain for years, faces its biggest threatFrayed by tariff wars and political battles, the academic tie between the U.S. and China is now facing its greatest threat yet as the Trump administration promises to revoke visas for an unknown number of Chinese students and tighten future visa screening.
Special Tony for educators goes to NYC high school teacher who urges students to 'step out the box'
Read full article: Special Tony for educators goes to NYC high school teacher who urges students to 'step out the box'The special Tony Award that honors educators is going to a New York public high school teacher who shows how theater skills can apply to a career in the arts and also far away from it.
Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at Harvard
Read full article: Federal judge extends order blocking Trump administration ban on foreign students at HarvardA federal judge on Thursday extended an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to bar Harvard University from enrolling foreign students.
Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visas
Read full article: Chinese students anxious and angry after Rubio vows to revoke visasChinese students in the U.S. are scrambling to figure out their futures after Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that some of them would have their visas revoked.
Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effects
Read full article: Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution’s effectsNatural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, by extension, improving air quality.
Judge says US effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil on foreign policy grounds is likely unconstitutional
Read full article: Judge says US effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil on foreign policy grounds is likely unconstitutionalA federal judge said the Trump administration’s effort to deport Mahmoud Khalil because of his pro-Palestinian activism at Columbia University was likely unconstitutional.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
Read full article: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US will begin revoking the visas of Chinese studentsSecretary of State Marco Rubio says the U_S_ will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, “including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.”.
Judge: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos was unlawfully detained by ICE
Read full article: Judge: Harvard researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos was unlawfully detained by ICEA federal judge in Vermont has granted a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher release from immigration custody as she deals with a criminal charge of smuggling frog embryos into the U.S. Colleagues and academics testified Wednesday on Kseniia Petrova’s behalf, saying she is doing valuable research in pursuing cures for cancer.
US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vetting
Read full article: US stops scheduling visa interviews for foreign students while it expands social media vettingU.S. officials say the State Department has halted the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students hoping to study in the U.S. while it prepares to expand the screening of their activity on social media.
California opens track-and-field finals to more girls after success of trans athlete
Read full article: California opens track-and-field finals to more girls after success of trans athleteThe governing body for California high school sports has changed its competition rules for this weekend's state track-and-field championship.
Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes
Read full article: Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizesThe best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
National Spelling Bee champions say it set them up for success: 'You attain a level of mastery'
Read full article: National Spelling Bee champions say it set them up for success: 'You attain a level of mastery'The Scripps National Spelling Bee celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and former champions say the bee has changed their lives for the better because it taught them they can do hard things.
Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
Read full article: Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire themAs the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants.
Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key vote
Read full article: Texas is closer to putting the Ten Commandments in classrooms after a key voteA push to put the Ten Commandments on display in all Texas public school classrooms is closer to reaching Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
First class graduates from American University of Baghdad, once Saddam's palace
Read full article: First class graduates from American University of Baghdad, once Saddam's palaceThe American University of Baghdad has celebrated the graduation of its first cohort of students at a campus that was once a palace built by Saddam Hussein.
Harvard has long been the world's top college. Trump's sanction puts its allure at risk
Read full article: Harvard has long been the world's top college. Trump's sanction puts its allure at riskFor students around the world, an acceptance letter to Harvard University has represented the pinnacle of achievement.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at Harvard
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from barring foreign student enrollment at HarvardA federal judge has blocked a Trump administration decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.
Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish students
Read full article: Trump administration says Columbia violated civil rights of Jewish studentsThe Trump administration is accusing Columbia University of violating the civil rights of Jewish students by “acting with deliberate indifference” toward what it describes as rampant antisemitism on campus.
How the Trump administration's move will affect Harvard's international students
Read full article: How the Trump administration's move will affect Harvard's international studentsThe efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students have struck at the core of the Ivy League school’s identity and unsettled current and prospective students around the world.
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
Read full article: Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign studentsThe Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school.
Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal status
Read full article: Federal judge blocks immigration authorities from revoking international students' legal statusA judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students nationwide while a court case challenging previous terminations plays out.
Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employees
Read full article: Judge blocks Trump's orders to dismantle the Education Department and fire employeesA federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department and ordered the agency to reinstate employees who were fired in mass layoffs.
Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the 1st time despite government objections
Read full article: Mahmoud Khalil permitted to hold newborn son for the 1st time despite government objectionsDetained Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil has been allowed to hold his one-month-old son for the first time after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep the father and infant separated by a plexiglass divider.
Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll finds
Read full article: Most AAPI adults oppose college funding cuts and student deportations, a new poll findsA new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that as colleges and universities pull back on diversity practices, young Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders are overwhelmingly against cutting federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs in higher education, and deporting students involved in protest activity on campus.
After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their kids and leaving the US
Read full article: After crossing the border for better schools, some parents are pulling their kids and leaving the USEven as immigrants in the U.S. avoid going out in public, terrified of encountering immigration authorities, families across the country are mostly sending their children to school — but that’s not to say they feel safe in this country.
Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more to follow
Read full article: Majority of US states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more to followMore than half of U.S. states now have laws banning or regulating cellphones in schools, with more likely to follow.
Hialeah Senior High School teacher arrested on accusations of ‘sexual relationship’ with student
Read full article: Hialeah Senior High School teacher arrested on accusations of ‘sexual relationship’ with studentThe campus of Hialeah Senior High School was rocked Tuesday by the news of an arrest of one its longtime teachers.
Tribute to Teachers: Cooper City band director honored for years of musical mentorship
Read full article: Tribute to Teachers: Cooper City band director honored for years of musical mentorshipThe band room at Cooper City High School was anything but quiet when longtime director Jason Cochrac — known affectionately as “Mr. C” — walked in and was met with a rousing musical surprise from his students and Local 10 News.
Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor's effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attack
Read full article: Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor's effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attackTexas lawmakers have passed a plan carried by Uvalde’s former mayor to fix police failures laid bare in the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022.
Tribute to Teachers: Jamie Zachareas plays different roles to help her students at Somerset Academy Miramar
Read full article: Tribute to Teachers: Jamie Zachareas plays different roles to help her students at Somerset Academy MiramarJamie Zachareas is a middle school teacher who has guided her students through civics projects and drama competitions all while pregnant with twins.