Ivy League students, professors, alumni ask schools to be sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants; A professor offered to send Trump protesters to Canada — if they ‘promise never to come back’; Brown students tore up, threw out American flags at Veterans Day ceremony; A Baylor student was shoved and called the n-word. This is how the school responded.; As for-profit colleges face scrutiny, it’s imperative they prove their worth; U of Oklahoma student, two others implicated in racist messages sent to black U Penn freshmen; Yale professor: My students aren’t snowflakes, and they don’t melt;
 
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‘I’ve discovered I’m indestructible’: Stanford sex-assault survivor pens new letter on healing
"Emily Doe" accepted a Glamour's "Woman of the Year" Award through a letter read on her behalf.
Ivy League students, professors, alumni ask schools to be sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants
In the wake of the election, petitions challenge university officials to provide a safe haven for students who aren't legally U.S. residents.
 
A professor offered to send Trump protesters to Canada — if they ‘promise never to come back’
Ted Pawlicki, who served as director of the University of Rochester's undergraduate computer science program, said his Facebook comment was "intended to be humorous."
 
Brown students tore up, threw out American flags at Veterans Day ceremony
After finding flags damaged or missing at a Veterans Day ceremony, some students held a sit-in to protect those that remained, and a debate erupted over patriotism and sacrifice in the United States.
 
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A Baylor student was shoved and called the n-word. This is how the school responded.
Natasha Nkhama was assaulted the day after Donald Trump was elected. The assailant was "just trying to make America great again."
 
As for-profit colleges face scrutiny, it’s imperative they prove their worth
The new chief executive of DeVry Education Group argues that for-profit colleges must work to demonstrate their value to students.
 
U of Oklahoma student, two others implicated in racist messages sent to black U Penn freshmen
Racist GroupMe messages sent to some black students at the University of Pennsylvania appear to have originated in Oklahoma, according to UPenn officials
 
Yale professor: My students aren’t snowflakes, and they don’t melt
An Ivy League economist challenges the notion that Donald Trump's election caused chaos for students who supported Hillary Clinton.
 
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