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Tufts University suspends pro-Palestinian group over social media post
The Tufts University chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine was suspended due to “multiple violations of university policies,” according to the university. The chapter’s suspension “will remain in effect until the case is fully resolved,” university Executive Director of Media Relations Patrick Collins confirmed with MassLive.
Henrietta Lacks, the 'Mother of Modern Medicine' honored with a statue in South Boston, Virginia
According to WSET News, Henrietta Lacks was honored with a life-size statue in South Boston, Virginia. The statue faces her hometown of Clover, Virginia where she grew up. The statue's dedication was on Friday, October 4, 2024, the 73rd anniversary of her death.
8 Mass. colleges sued for alleged financial aid conspiracy
BOSTON - Eight private colleges in Massachusetts are among 40 top universities named in a class action lawsuit over financial aid practices. The plaintiffs allege that the schools engaged in a "price-fixing conspiracy" that made tuition more expensive for students with divorced or separated parents.The lawsuit claims that the nonprofit College Board has since 2006 pushed schools to consider the income and assets of noncustodial parents from a student's CSS Profile when determining a financial aid award. That's resulted in students from those family situations paying about $6,200 more for college on average, the lawsuit says, compared to schools that...
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