Everytown launches campaign demanding colleges, universities divest from gun industry Friday, January 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Students Demand Action, a grassroots network of Everytown for Gun Safety, is launching a campaign calling on colleges and universities across the country to divest from the gun industry.Students at nearly 30 colleges and universities around the country have joined the... Read More.
Why some major Texas universities are blocking TikTok access on internet networks Wednesday, January 18 by ABC News(AUSTIN, Texas) -- A host of major Texas universities announced overnight that they have banned TikTok from government-issued devices and restricted access to the social media app on their internet networks.The University of Texas at Austin, one of the nation's largest college campuses, said... Read More.
Students at more than 50 schools, universities stage reproductive justice protests Thursday, October 6 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Students at more than 60 high schools and universities across at least 29 states are holding student strikes and events on Thursday to fight for reproductive justice.The self-dubbed "Day of Student Action" is organized by the Graduate Student Action Network, a... Read More.
Miami teen accepted into all eight Ivy League universities Friday, June 10 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- First-generation Nigerian American Ashley Adirika became one of few prospective students to be accepted into all eight Ivy League universities."The tears just started to come out. Like they started to flow out," she said of her reaction to finding out. "My... Read More.
Florida teen accepted into 27 universities with $4 million in scholarships Wednesday, April 13 by ABC News(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) -- A Florida teen says he is celebrating after being accepted to 27 colleges and universities, including Harvard, Stanford and MIT, and receiving over $4 million in scholarship money.“It was just a surprise just to see that they were interested in... Read More.
COVID-19 live update: Harvard joins list of universities mandating boosters Friday, December 17 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 803,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.About 61.2% of the... Read More.
COVID-19 live updates: More universities cancel events, move exams online Thursday, December 16 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 801,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering.About 61% of the... Read More.
Three Ivy League universities issue temporary evacuations after receiving bomb threats Monday, November 8 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Three Ivy League school campuses issued temporary evacuations Sunday afternoon after receiving bomb threats.The incidents at Cornell, Columbia and Brown universities came two days after a similar threat took place at Yale University Friday.The New York Police Department was called to... Read More.
Universities can’t require vaccines: Arizona governor’s executive order Wednesday, June 16 by ABC News(PHOENIX) -- Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order on Tuesday that prohibits public universities and community colleges from requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccines or show proof of vaccination to attend class."The vaccine works, and we encourage Arizonans to take it," Ducey... Read More.
Universities, other institutions suing insurers for not covering COVID-19 losses Tuesday, April 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- As the novel coronavirus pandemic spread across the country last year, Rockhurst University in Kansas City faced an unprecedented financial crisis. With students suddenly being sent home and major school events canceled, the virus halted the major revenue stream that kept... Read More.
