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An op-ed argues that federal research funding delays and proposed White House budget office rules are freezing American innovation and helping China win the science race. It cites fewer doctoral admissions, frozen medical trials, and bipartisan congressional opposition to the grant-cancellation rule.
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A survivor of a 2014 Taliban bus attack in Afghanistan recounts how she survived by smearing menstrual blood on herself and pretending to be dead after gunmen opened fire because women were on board. She later became a journalist, fled Afghanistan, and went on to become the first Afghan woman to climb Everest.
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Students at the University of Texas at Austin are described as sharing joy over a football win and anger over a Republican candidate’s racist post aimed at South Asian students. The piece centers campus reaction around that post, though the full article text is not available in the provided preview.
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The segment interviews authors of a book about four Afghan women who escaped the Taliban and rebuilt their lives in the U.S. It emphasizes their lost educational ambitions after the 2021 takeover and the chaotic evacuation effort.
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A lawsuit alleges seven Cornell Chi Phi fraternity members drugged and gang-raped a 20-year-old student in October 2024, texting 'Free p---y' during the assault. The suit claims Cornell failed to adequately discipline the accused and previously offered essays as a way to mitigate conduct. A criminal investigation did not result in charges.
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A federal judge ruled that the Education Department cannot cut about $600 million in teacher training grants under a policy targeting DEI, critical race theory and related topics. The ruling said the directive was arbitrary and capricious because it failed to explain the change and targeted anti-racism activities. The challenge came from Democratic states, while the Supreme Court earlier allowed the cuts to continue during litigation.
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Florida students and progressive organizers helped defeat school board candidates backed by Moms for Liberty, reversing some 2022 conservative gains. The article frames these wins as a rejection of rightwing education policies like book bans and curriculum restrictions, with lessons for national midterm organizing.
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Afghan female medical students in Pakistan are facing possible deportation after the country's medical regulator ordered Afghan students to return home, though a temporary court stay has paused immediate removal in Punjab. The article centers the students' fear and sacrifice while quoting Amnesty International and former Pakistani envoys criticizing the directive as discriminatory and inhumane. It also notes that the Taliban bar Afghan women from studying or working.
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A Michigan high school's gym syllabus requires female students to submit a parent note specifying the length of their menstrual cycle to make up swimming days missed due to periods. Parents criticized the policy, citing privacy concerns and an affected grade, and one questioned whether it violates Title IX. The district said it would meet with a parent and review the concern.
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The opinion argues that federal agencies should stop paying article processing charges to commercial publishers because public-access mandates can be met at no cost by depositing manuscripts in federal repositories. It criticizes publishers' high profit margins and a GAO conclusion that fees are unavoidable, urging OMB to clarify no-cost compliance.
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WalletHub ranks California 49th in student debt burden among states and Washington, D.C., behind only Hawaii and Utah. The article attributes this to most college-age students attending public colleges and universities, lower in-state tuition, and Cal Grants. It contrasts California with states like Mississippi, which have higher debt and default rates.
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An opinion piece argues that OpenAI and other AI companies are building an education-to-employment pipeline through certifications, campus ambassadors, and employer partnerships, threatening universities' role. It warns that allowing commercial actors to own that pathway harms students and society.