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After years of working in factory and hospitality jobs, my father and mother met while leading tour groups in Hong Kong, the city where I was born. As a young man, my father was so hungry that he’d slurp up all the condiments and sauces left over in plates and bowls whenever he had a…

The rollout of this year's FAFSA has been riddled with delays since the Education Department simplified the form.The latest delay means financial aid awards might not come until April.Higher ed advocates worry it won't leave families with enough time to make financial decisions about college. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…

Penn's president has resigned after backlash over her congressional testimony on antisemitism.Elizabeth Magill faced calls to resign from donors and the board of Wharton, Penn's business school.Magill has been president of Penn since mid-2022. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go.…

Harvard's president apologizes for her statements about antisemitism on campus.Her testimony, along with that of the presidents of Penn and MIT, has been widely criticized."I am sorry," Claudine Gay told Harvard's campus newspaper. "Words matter." Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the…

Jewish students are planning to sue colleges like Cornell and Harvard for doing enough to stop antisemitism on campuses.  "There has been an explosion of antisemitism on college campuses," attorney Mark Ressler told Insider.  Ressler says his law firm plans to file suits against multiple colleges, accusing them of violating Title VI of the Civil…

Wealthy donors are slamming elite US colleges for their responses to the Israel-Hamas war. Some of these wealthy alumni are also taking it a step further and closing their checkbooks. Thousands of civilians have been injured or killed in Hamas' attacks on Israel and Israel's bombardments of Gaza. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing…

Will Shortz always knew he wanted to make puzzles. He made his first puzzle at age 9, sold his first puzzle professionally at 14, and became a regular contributor to the Dell Puzzle Magazine at 16.  Once in college at Indiana University, Shortz completed all the major requirements for a degree in economics. But in his…

Govind Gnanakumar enrolled at Georgia Tech in 2022 as a freshman majoring in computer science. He said classes moved too slowly and he was more interested in pursuing his own interests. Gnanakumar dropped out after the AI startup he founded with two classmates was accepted into Y Combinator. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing…

My counselor told me it would be difficult to get into Yale because of Asian American prejudice.I defied the odds and got into the top-tier school.Now I help other students — especially other Asian Americans — get into their dream schools. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a…

Texas A&M board members sent text messages about wanting a journalism school that would churn out conservatives. Jay Graham said in a text that he wanted students to "help direct our message" after graduation. TAMU reached a $1 million settlement with Kathleen McElroy after she says the school dismissed her due to "DEI hysteria." Loading…