Little Legacy on Higher Ed — Except Controversy
After a tumultuous four years, Betsy DeVos leaves her tenure as education secretary knowing much of what she did will be undone by the Biden administration.
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After a tumultuous four years, Betsy DeVos leaves her tenure as education secretary knowing much of what she did will be undone by the Biden administration.
Even the cat from the viral "woman yelling at cat" meme is in attendance
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Cornell University’s student assembly passed a resolution to disarm the school’s police department.
A Jesuit university is offering undergraduate students a “J-Term” between semesters that is centered around “race, equity, and inclusion.”