#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

#Education Department lists schools under investigation for ‘possible discrimination’ based on shared ancestry

The Department of Education released a list of higher education and K-12 institutions that are under investigation for alleged shared ancestry violations Thursday as part of the Biden administration’s effort to address reports of rising discrimination in schools. “Hate has no place in our schools, period. When students are targeted because they are–or are perceived…

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#Cornell University closes campus as Omicron outbreak spreads

#Cornell University closes campus as Omicron outbreak spreads

“#Cornell University closes campus as Omicron outbreak spreads” Cornell University has closed its main campus amid an outbreak of COVID-19’s Omicron variant. A “substantial number” of students infected with the coronavirus at the Ivy League school’s upstate Ithaca campus have the strain, officials said Tuesday. “Our surveillance testing has continued to identify the rapid spread…

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#Cornell defends BIPOC-only rock-climbing class after online uproar

#Cornell defends BIPOC-only rock-climbing class after online uproar

“#Cornell defends BIPOC-only rock-climbing class after online uproar” Cornell University is defending a new rock-climbing class offered to minority groups. Among the Ivy League school’s Outdoor Education offerings for the spring 2021 semester was a course called “BIPOC Rock Climbing”. The course description, according to The Cornell Daily Sun, specified that the class was “for…

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#Cornell University mandates COVID-19 vaccines for students

#Cornell University mandates COVID-19 vaccines for students

“#Cornell University mandates COVID-19 vaccines for students” Students and staff have no shot of returning to Cornell this fall if they don’t get the COVID-19 vaccine, the school said in a statement. “With the recent announcements of expanded vaccine eligibility in New York and other states, and increasing vaccine production, it is likely that all…

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