University of California orders hiring freeze, cuts in response to Trump threats
As the Trump administration threatens to pull federal funds from universities, including those for medical and scientific ...
WBUR1d
Book clubs across Mass. read Mel King’s 'Chain of Change'
The Mel King Institute launched a readathon of King's work in October and has been working with 30 different book clubs ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston5d
MIT among universities facing Trump administration investigations over DEI
"The group of 45 universities facing investigation over ties to the PhD Project includes the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Yale University and the University of Rhode Island. The ...
Cambridge Day6d
A week of events in Cambridge and Somerville, with Pi Day, St. Patrick’s and the ides of March
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, there’s a free pi day pie potluck, comedy against cancer, Mobius performance art called “Slay,” Ukrainian folk-rock, a St. Patrick’s fun ...
Harvard is offering free tuition for students of families that make less than $200K
Harvard University is now offering free tuition to students whose families make $200,000 or less per year. The significant ...
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Why do children use loopholes? New research explains the development of intentional misunderstandings in children
Most people are familiar with loopholes. When your boss, landlord, partner, customer, or government asks you to do something you don’t want to do, and yet you can’t say “no,” you may resort to ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy2d
More Than 50 Universities Face Federal Investigations as Part of Trump’s Anti-DEI Campaign
Forty-five of those inquiries are focused on colleges’ partnerships with the PhD Project, a nonprofit that helps students ...
Education Department investigating dozens of universities after DEI warning letter
The Education Department announced Friday it is investigating more than 50 colleges and universities over what it called “racial preferences” in academics or scholarships, a move that ...
The College Fix5d
U.S. Dept. of Education launches investigations into 45 universities for ‘race-exclusionary practices’
The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday that it has launched Title VI investigations into 45 universities for ...
Quanta Magazine2d
Quantum Speedup Found for Huge Class of Hard Problems
It’s been difficult to find important questions that quantum computers can answer faster than classical machines, but a new ...
Trump’s Anti-DEI Effort Leads to Investigations at Dozens of Universities
More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump’s campaign to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs that his officials say ...
The New York Times10d
The Quest for A.I. ‘Scientific Superintelligence’
who has a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering and medical physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The push to reinvent the scientific discovery process builds on the power of ...