My parents attended Big Ten universities, but I chose a smaller, lesser-known one. They often chastised me for that choice.

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The author didn't attend her father's alma mater, Purdue. She went to Ball State instead.

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See the campus protests over the last 6 decades that dwarf the Gaza protests in size and disorder

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A group of women demonstrate against the Vietnam War on the campus of University of California Berkeley.

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Clashes from Columbia University to UCLA as students call for ceasefire in Gaza

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Over 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested at campuses throughout the US. Students are calling on universities to boycott companies that are working with Israel or are in support of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

Student protests at Columbia University escalate with Hamilton Hall occupation

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Protesters outside Hamilton Hall at Columbia University in New York City.

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Arizona State students will get their own ChatGPT-powered tutors as OpenAI partners with the university

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OpenAI has teamed up with Arizona State University for a new initiative.

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Harvard's president looked like she was in the clear — but there are new concerns about attribution in her work

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Harvard president Claudine Gay (L) is facing new concerns over attribution in her work.

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Yale is citing freedom of speech amid student anger after a professor called Israel a 'murderous genocidal settler state'

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A Yale professor is facing calls for her ouster after calling Israel a "murderous genocidal settler state."

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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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Some universities are ditching AI detection software amid fears students could be falsely accused of cheating by using ChatGPT

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Educators have been struggling to get a grips with the rise of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT

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'Thrown to the wolves': How private investors are jacking up rents and ripping off college students

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Business is booming for investors in college housing, who poured $22.9 billion into the industry last year. But for students, the picture is more fraught.

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