Investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill following an extended fight over tenure The post Nikole Hannah-Jones chooses Howard over UNC-Chapel Hill after tenure fight appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

Trump's namesake company and its finance chief Allen Weisselberg are expected to be charged with tax crimes related to fringe benefits for employees. The post Trump Organization CFO expected in court after indictment appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

James Franco and his co-defendants have agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he intimidated students at an acting and film school he founded into gratuitous and exploitative sexual situations The post James Franco settles for $2.2 million in school sex misconduct suit appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

"Harvard is so well-positioned to be a leader here by leveraging the vast wealth and resources of its endowment, setting the example that they’re going to turn away from fossil fuel investments." The post How the state could force Harvard to divest of fossil fuels appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

"We have folks who say it was their home on campus...it’s a place where if you’re not into the standard UMass party culture, you can just go and hang out with people and be yourself." The post Why the UMass Science Fiction Society is fighting for a permanent home on campus appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

WASHINGTON – Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is impeding the confirmation of James Kvaal, President Joe Biden’s pick to head higher-education policy at the Education Department, to secure commitments on student loan reforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Warren’s strategy is creating tensions among Democrats who see Kvaal’s leadership as key to executing Biden’s […] The post Elizabeth Warren holds up confirmation of a Biden pick at Education Department appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

"So what is wrong with understanding ... the country which we are here to defend?" Gen. Mark Milley asked the House Armed Services Committee. The post Top U.S. military leader: ‘I want to understand white rage. And I’m white.’ appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

Indiana University students argue in a federal lawsuit that the mandate is an unfair imposition on their rights. The post ‘This is extreme and unjustified’: College students sue over coronavirus vaccine mandate appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

After the recent board shake-up, Commissioner Jeffrey Riley is considering a temporary freeze on federal funds to the district, he said. The post Mass. education commissioner is 'extremely concerned' about the Boston School Committee, he says appeared first on Boston.com ..read more

The captain of the Coronado basketball team has said players and coaches had received hate messages and death threats over the incident. The post California school coach fired after tortillas thrown at team appeared first on Boston.com ..read more