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UPDATE 1-Nine soccer avid gamers at College of Oklahoma take a look at certain for COVID-19
(Adds remarks from Trump) By Amy Tennery Aug 15 (Reuters) – Nine football student-athletes from the University of Oklahoma tested positive for COVID-19, head coach Lincoln Riley said on Saturday, amid fierce national debate over the viability of a fall college football season. Oklahoma’s Big 12 Conference said this week it would move forward with…
But every other American ritual the pandemic has warped: faculty arrivals
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) – Brandon Vergel stood outside his new student dormitory at Texas Tech University, grappling with the bittersweet nature of yet another American rite of passage warped by the COVID pandemic -parents dropping their kids off at college. Kaitlyn Abercia is seen moving into her student residence at Gates Hall on the campus…
An Algorithm Determined UK College students’ Grades. Chaos Ensued
Results day has a time-worn rhythm, full of annual tropes: local newspaper pictures of envelope-clutching girls jumping in the air in threes and fours, columnists complaining that exams have gotten far too easy, and the same five or six celebrities posting worthy Twitter threads about why exam results don’t matter because everything worked out alright…
Distance studying for first seven weeks of faculty term in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (Reuters) – Students at Saudi Arabia’s public schools will be educated via distance learning as a precaution against coronavirus for the first seven weeks of the new term, which begins on Aug. 30, the minister of education said on Saturday. During that time the situation for the rest of the term will be evaluated,…
Provide protection to Yourself Sooner than Your Federal Student Mortgage Servicer Changes
Image: fizkes (Shutterstock)Earlier this month, the Department of Education released new details about its upcoming student loan servicer overhaul. The department first announced these sweeping changes in a June press release—including its contracts with five new student loan servicers. The department—which has struggled with servicer accountability in the past—hopes to change things with a new,…
Beware of Spurious COVID ‘Analysis’
Photo: Krakenimages.com (Shutterstock)Seeking out information about COVID-19 online means wandering through a wild morass of truth, speculation and outright lies. It’s important to start with trusted sources and see what they’re saying, rather than assuming that just anything you come across is legit. Some of what’s out there is misinformation, pushed by conspiracy theorists or…
U.S. Justice Department says Yale illegally discriminates against Asians, whites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants in its undergraduate admissions process in violation of U.S. civil rights law. FILE PHOTO: Students walk on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File PhotoThe findings are…
Yale illegally discriminates against Asians, whites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday accused Yale University of illegally discriminating against Asian American and white applicants in its undergraduate admissions process in violation of U.S. civil rights law. FILE PHOTO: Students walk on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File PhotoThe findings are…
PGS rejects $600 million seismic data supply from rival TGS
OSLO (Reuters) – Seismic surveyor PGS (PGS.OL) said on Thursday it had rejected a $600 million (460 million pounds) offer for its geophysical data library from rival TGS (TGS.OL), arguing that the bid undervalued the assets and that a sale would hurt its strategy. Oil industry suppliers such as Oslo-listed TGS and PGS have been…
Can college basketball steer clear of a repeat of faculty football’s calamity?
8:00 AM ETMultiple ContributorsAs college football heads toward an uncertain fate due to safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic, the issues surrounding a 2020-21 college basketball season have also begun knocking on the door. Two conferences — the Ivy League and the Pac-12 — have suspended competition until at least Jan. 1, meaning the nonconference…
