Elite colleges scramble to backtrack after evading questions about antisemitism

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Liz Magill, president of University of Pennsylvania, testifies before the House Education and Workforce Committee in Washington, DC.

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5 types of new jobs that AI could create

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Companies like Meta, Amazon, and Capital One already have job postings related to generative AI.

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Jewish students are planning to sue elite universities like Cornell and Harvard, accusing them of not doing enough to stop 'explosion' of antisemitism on campus

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Pro-Palestine students at New York University hold a walk out from school to demonstrate against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, October 25, 2023
Pro-Palestine students at New York University hold a walk out from school to demonstrate against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza on October 25, 2023

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Yes, ChatGPT can help with your college admissions essay. Here's what you need to do to stay within the rules.

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How to use AI for your college admission essays without destroying your prospects.

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Big money donors are slamming Ivy League universities and pulling funding over their response to the Israel-Hamas war

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Wealthy college donors like billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman have slammed Ivy League universities like Harvard for their responses to the Israel-Hamas war, while others have gone a step further and stopped their donations to the schools.

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Gen Z students are inventing their own college degrees, from Chaos Studies to Human-Computer Interaction

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Customized majors are on the rise as Gen Z students worried about the future of the job market turn to build-your-own degree programs.

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My computer science classes were too slow, so I dropped out to focus on my AI startup. Even my dad agreed.

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Automorphic's co-founders Maaher Gandhi, Govind Gnanakumar, and Mahesh Natamai.

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I'm a freshman at NYU, living in the school's newest dorm building. From modern rooms to large study spaces, here's a tour of my dorm life.

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The newest NYU dorm.

Zoe Applebaum

A college counselor said a parent offered him $1.5 million to deny service to their child's classmates — highlighting the cut-throat battle for Ivy League admissions

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Harvard University, which ranks No. 3 in US News' latest rankings, accepted less than 4% of applicants for class of 2027.

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I'm jealous of college students who move into dorms with their parents' help. My migrant parents were never interested in college for me.

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Erasmo Guerra as a kid
The author as a kid.

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