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A new Harvard course called "Taylor Swift and Her World" is so popular that its professor is publicly calling for more teaching assistants. "We will learn how to think about illicit affairs, and hoaxes, champagne problems and incomplete closure," the course description says.
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Several 2024 events at the University of Vermont have a diversity theme. One such event is the "Inclusive Excellence Symposium," Campus Reform reported. The "Inclusive Excellence Symposium" provides sessions for university members to develop their skills in promoting "inclusive excellence" through "authentic dialogue,
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A group of Massachusetts voters have filed to remove Donald Trump from the ballot, attempting to replicate efforts in Colorado and Maine. The motion was filed by Free Speech For People and Massachusetts-based civil rights firm Lichten & Liss-Riordan. Free Speech For People is a non-profit advocacy group. Shannon Liss-Riordan
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A recent United Van Lines study found that Massachusetts was the seventh most moved-from state in the country. Now, a report from U-Haul says that it's worse, with Massachusetts only behind California for lost residents in the past year.
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Amidst a continuing plagiarism scandal and fallout from her statements after the attack on Israel by Hamas in October 2023, Harvard president Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday, January 2, 2024. The Harvard Crimson was the first to report the news.
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Elizabeth Warren realized a "starter list" of New Year resolutions for Washington to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, January 1, 2024. "A starter list of New Year's resolutions for Washington," Warren said. "Ensure universal child care. Tax the rich to fund opportunity for
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Repercussions from a police search in a western Massachusetts public school for a sexually explicit book on gender identity are continuing. On Friday, December 8, a police officer in Great Barrington investigated a complaint that a middle school teacher had shown students an obscene book. The book is called Gender
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U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley is continuing to push her "Books Save Lives" Act, which she introduced earlier this month. "Book bans are harmful, discriminatory policies that only push vulnerable people further to the margins, Pressley said on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, December 30. "Congress