What the Mueller report means for colleges; a transgender student loses his ROTC scholarship; and more.
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Citing savings from faculty departures, the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point said it no longer planned to eliminate the programs. But those departures have had their own effects. PREMIUM
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has combined liberal-arts majors with computer science, while Assumption College has cut shrinking majors as it gambles on new career-focused programs. PREMIUM
Map Pesqueira, a freshman at UT-Austin, says he lost his ROTC scholarship because of Trump’s new ban on transgender service members. The Defense Department says he was disqualified for unrelated reasons.
Joseph Mifsud, a former London-based academic with Kremlin ties, also connected Donald Trump’s foreign-policy adviser with Russians. Now no one can seem to find him.
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Resembling a sheet of aluminum foil, crystalline metallic glass can be used to remove pollutants from water up to 30 times without losing its effectiveness.
