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re: House v NCAA The settlement, which will provide life-changing opportunities to hundreds of thousands of student-athletes—while also protecting the group of student-athletes the Court identified—satisfies that test. The Court should grant final approval. drive.google.com/file/d/1R3zg...

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Breaking News: Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners each in the largest swap since the war began, though a cease-fire remains elusive.

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NEW: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security appears to be embarking on a fresh round of terminations of international students' legal status, aimed at students who are late in reporting their employment on optional practical training, the postgraduate work program.

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UCLA is facing massive cumulative debt from the last 5 years-almost $220 million. Now, some of their Olympic sports teams are deeply concerned they will be cut-and there is historical precedence... www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ucla-at...

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Board Chair David M. Kleppinger said it was “a fruitful discussion,” but declined to release details. He said he remains optimistic that the plan will be approved by the board. www.inquirer.com/education/pe...

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Medicaid is the primary payer for most nursing home stays in America. Cutting it will leave seniors & working families with the impossible choice of going broke or struggling to provide care with no support. That’s the real cost of these so-called savings.

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Kudos to these 8 former University presidents for penning this to the Washington Post, including Mary Sue Coleman. Holden Thorpe, Teresa A. Sullivan, William E Kirwan, Richard W. Lariviere, Bernie Machen, Thomas Katsouleas, Carol Christ. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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"I don't think I should be the tip of the spear...I would just like to help anyone who seeks to fix it." sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...

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Am I the last to know? The Qatar jet offered to Trump turns out to be an item unsuccessfully for sale since 2020. The "gift" is not only a Trump grift, but also an attempted scam on the US taxpayer, who will assume costs the owners no longer wish to pay. onemileatatime.com/qatari-royal...

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“The role has always been difficult — certainly the case now, even to an increasing degree,” Dr. Bowman said, “but I would also say that’s likely when leadership matters most.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/u...

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Harvard has already had to scale back or eliminate some research programs, including efforts to study tuberculosis, Lou Gehrig’s disease and radiation sickness, because of federal funding cuts. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...

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Terrific news. “…the court ordered the administration to immediately take steps to restore the agency’s employees and grant funding activities.” www.infodocket.com/2025/05/13/r...

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This is such a well-written piece, @mattbakercfb.bsky.social. In this era of higher education, what is UMass' end game here? (And kudos for using university librarians/archivists-they rock!)

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The scathing criticism of world football’s governing body is detailed in two reports on migrant-worker deaths published one day after FIFA boss Gianni Infantino accompanied Donald Trump on visit to Saudi Arabia, where they met Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

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More details: Collectively, the seven campuses, which are spread from Western Pennsylvania to Northeastern Pennsylvania, enrolled nearly 3,200 students as of the fall semester. www.inquirer.com/education/pe...

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Before he was let go by @975thefanatic.bsky.social, Tyrone Johnson had the distinction of being the only Black sports talk radio host in Philly that hadn't taken a snap for the @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social. @ojphilly.bsky.social wonders why that's the case... www.phillytrib.com/sports/spive...

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Adam Zyglis, Buffalo News

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Brutal honesty, here. The CCA-22 DI conferences in the proposed new NCAA governance model are getting royally screwed… bigwest.org/news/2025/5/...

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Trump gets a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar, Americans get the privilege of buying no more than three dolls and five pencils. MAGA! My column on the corruptiest corruption that ever corrupted an already corrupt con artist: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

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Penn State administration is proposing to close seven Commonwealth campuses www.inquirer.com/education/pe...

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Fired a black person who was qualified, hired a white person with no qualifications whatsoever. The Trump administration in a nutshell bsky.app/profile/axio...

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The Qatari "gift" to Trump is actually only one in a long list of the administration's corrupt acts and conflicts of interest. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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I’m old enough to remember stuff like this

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Top 8 NCAA Softball National Seeds 1. Texas A&M 2. Oklahoma 3. Florida 4. Arkansas 5. Florida State 6. Texas 7. Tennessee 8. South Carolina 7 of the 8 spots go to SEC schools

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The grift is next-level, and it’s happening right under our noses in broad daylight. @pivotpod.bsky.social @karaswisher.bsky.social l loop

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Congressional Republicans are looking at taxing foundations as well as universities. The largest foundations could see a 10% tax on their investment income, which would be another hit to higher ed.

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Best graduation video ever! wapo.st/4j2elaJ

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A man pulled up to a gas station to fill up his truck. ICE agents surrounded him and took him away. But his children were left behind. “They arrested someone,” witness said. “They left the children inside the truck.” www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...

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I know this will shock you, but claims that there is a genocide against white South African farmers arose from a combination of far-right racists and misinformation www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

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Totally…

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Perfect

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Thursday night urged the legal profession to toughen up. "If you’re not used to fighting, and losing battles, then don’t become a lawyer," she said. Her remarks came against the backdrop of immense stress on lawyers from the Trump administration.

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Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water. A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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My pleasure! 🎙️👏🔥

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Enjoyed being added to the wonderful podcast from @insidehighered.com "The Key" -- I joined EIC @saracuster.bsky.social for a conversation about .... college athletics and higher education. 🔥 www.podbean.com/ew/pb-jgeqr-...

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Would love to see what share of cars in the Mar-a-Lago parking lot are represented by these brands

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Villanova grad!!! 😀 www.inquirer.com/news/nation-...

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Former Alabama Football HC Nick Saban and Texas Tech University System Board of Trustees Chair/Double Eagle Energy Holdings CEO Cody Campbell will help lead President Donald Trump’s presidential commission on college athletics. What could possibly go wrong? 🙄 sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...

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Amid all the other news, it's easy to become inured to the basic facts here. Öztürk: -Is not accused of committing any crime -Is nonviolent -Was in this country legally -Merely engaged in speech that the administration objects to -Has been locked up for six weeks

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"a decision that comes with risk and one that is expected to elicit public pushback from a group of attorneys and athletes who have objected to the roster limits." sports.yahoo.com/college-foot...

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Santa Ono was recommended as the search committee's only finalist to be considered by the board of trustees on Sunday night.

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University of Florida Set to Appoint Michigan’s Santa Ono as New President After Sasse Exit, Aims to Boost National Ranking and Repair Image Dr. Ono’s proven record of academic excellence, innovation, and collaborative leadership at world-class institutions made him our unanimous ….. NewsLink7.com

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