When the first sign of intelligent life first visits us from space, it will not be a giant saucer spinning over New York. Presumably, it will be a waste of alien culture. Avi Loeb, chairman of the Harvard division of astronomy, believes he has already found some of that debris. …
Read More »Department of Justice accuses Yale University of discriminating against Asian and White applicants
A Justice Department investigation has found that Yale University is illegally discriminatory against Asian American and White candidates, in violation of federal civil rights law, officials said Thursday. Yale denied the allegations, calling it “meritorious” and “urgent.” The findings, detailed in a letter to high school attorneys Thursday, highlight the …
Read More »Foreign students still in danger of losing visas, despite agreement
The lawsuit over whether foreign students will lose their F-1 nonimmigrant student visa status and will have to go home if their schools switch to online courses has been settled. The Trump administration agreed to reinstate a directive it issued in March that increased the number of online courses they …
Read More »Nearly 60 universities present a brief challenge in support of the ICE rule on foreign students
Nearly 60 public and private universities are supporting a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the Trump administration from stripping foreign students of visas at universities that choose against in-person classes this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. Harvard University and MIT filed the lawsuit last week in Boston federal court …
Read More »Harvard will offer all classes online next school year
Harvard will offer all of its classes for the upcoming school year online, even when some students will be able to return to campus amid the coronavirus pandemic, the school said Monday. The Harvard College of Arts and Sciences said Monday it plans to bring up to 40 percent of …
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