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Dani Rodrik: ‘Trump’s ban on foreign students is catastrophic; the US must prepare for a very bleak future’
El País
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June 7, 2025
It’s not easy to have an idea or an economic concept named after you. Think of Keynesian, Ricardian, or Malthusian theories. The — much debated — Laffer Curve or the Phillips Curve. Nash equilibrium. And then there is Rodrik’s trilemma, named...
‘Hard things lead to adaptation’: Utah’s colleges on what they’ll cut, add following state pressure
Deseret News - Utah
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June 7, 2025
Utah's eight degree-granting public colleges & universities present their strategic reinvestment plans to the Utah Board of Higher Education. The plans are mandated by a budget reallocation law recently passed by the Utah Legislature. The...
Shasta Union High School District worker doubles as national inline hockey champion
Redding Record Searchlight - California
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Redding-area native Tawny Cowell carries a lot of titles with her nowadays. Board President of the Shasta Roller Hockey League, Nutrition Services Director for the Shasta Union High School District, and — maybe the most strenuous — Mom of...
Germany registers 130 hours of negative day-ahead power prices in May
pv-magazine
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June 6, 2025
Germany registered 130 hours of negative day-ahead power prices in May, driven by midday solar oversupply, as PV output regularly outpaced demand. The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) says prices dipped below...
German travel trends in 2025: Price beats sustainability
Travel Daily News
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June 6, 2025
German travel demand surges for summer 2025 despite economic pressures, with affordability outweighing sustainability concerns and Mediterranean destinations remaining top choices. The German travel market is in great shape for the 2025 summer...
Orcutt Academy High School bids farewell to Class of 2025
Santa Maria Times - California
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Before hundreds of family members and friends, and under a cloudless sky, 151 seniors from Orcutt Academy High School turned their tassels and stepped into the future Friday during a commencement ceremony on the school’s front lawn. The ceremony...
Patrick Hoopes To Compete at World University Games
BVM Sports
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June 6, 2025
6/6/2025 12:04:00 PM | Men's Gymnastics INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Recent Air Force graduate Patrick Hoopes was named to the team that will represent Team USA at the FISU World University Games next month (July 16-27) in Essen, Germany. Hoopes, a...
Spotty attendance for measles at Norfolk elementary school
Chatham This Week
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Measles continues to be an unwelcome visitor to schools in Norfolk County, causing kids to miss class as the school year enters the home stretch. (Getty Images) Measles continues to be an unwelcome visitor to...
Graduate School Awards Over $400,000 in Research Grants, Dissertation Writing Fellowships During 2024-25
UMass Amherst
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Image The Graduate School has announced that more than $400,000 in research grants and dissertation writing fellowships to graduate students were awarded during the 2024-25 academic year. Dissertation Completion Fellowships were awarded to select...
Students Celebrated For Polyglot Prowess
New Haven Independent - Connecticut
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June 6, 2025
Mona Mahadevan photos William Perez: Spanish fluency helpful for connecting. English-German-Arabic speaker Omar Dweck (right), with mom Shimaa Ebrahim: Proud of language skills, and a "proud Egyptian." While both mean “straw” in Spanish, Wilbur...
German speakers in Oswestry can enjoy their own 'mini bookshop'
Shropshire Star
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June 6, 2025
German speakers in Oswestry have been meeting every fortnight for over 12 years and members have always swapped books, music and films but now they have created a shelf of German language books in the Age UK shop on Bailey Street. Said Ali...
Family's gift brings $2 million to Muhlenberg College for business professorship
WLVR-FM - Pennsylvania
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June 6, 2025
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A family whose association with Muhlenberg College has stretched for 85 years has made a $1 million gift to the school to establish a business professorship. In addition, the gift will be matched by $1 million more from a previous...
How Gaza has 'lost a generation' of students
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 6, 2025
The Islamic University of Gaza was once a buzzing campus, filled with ambitious students studying everything from medicine to literature. Now, displaced families huddle in its ruined classrooms, burning school books for kindling. Israeli...
ADEPT Wins Competition to Transform Former Warehouse Into Haus Der Musik in Braunschweig, Germany
ArchDaily
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June 6, 2025
Haus der Musik, Street view. Image © Aesthetica Studio Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1030947/adept-wins-competition-to-transform-former-warehouse-into-haus-der-musik-in-braunschweig-germany...
What's open and closed for Pentecost in Germany?
The Local - Germany
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June 6, 2025
Pentecost, or Whitsun, comes with a long weekend and a public holiday this year on Monday, June 9th. Here's what will be open, and what will stay closed, during 'Pfingsten' in Germany. Pentecost, or Whitsun, is a Christian holiday that takes place...
How The ACLU Is Responding to Book Bans in US Military Schools: Book Censorship News, June 6, 2025
Book Riot
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June 6, 2025
These don’t even touch on upwards of a dozen more, nor do they cover the two federal lawsuits happening over the dismantling of the Institute for Museum and Library Services (you can read a timeline of this ongoing situation, including all of the...
At Whittier Union High School District, 3 days of graduations for students ‘we can truly be proud of’
Whittier Daily News - California
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June 6, 2025
Pioneer High School graduated 250 seniors during its June 4, 2025, ceremony. (Whittier Union High School District) Whittier High School held its commencement ceremony on June 3, 2025, during which more than 380 seniors were celebrated (Courtesy,...
Delhi govt. schools to get 7,000 smart classrooms, digital libraries, says CM Rekha Gupta
The Hindu
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June 6, 2025
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited a Delhi govt. school in her Assembly constituency of Shalimar Bagh and chaired a meeting of school principals on Friday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday said the Delhi...
Librarian connects with IU Indianapolis students through anime, manga research
Indiana University Indianapolis
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June 6, 2025
University Library's Billy Tringali is harnessing his enthusiasm for anime and manga to help students at Indiana University Indianapolis discover possibilities within research while building a sense of community. Photo by Liz Kaye, Indiana...
Europe seeks to welcome more Chinese students amid US crackdown despite its own visa restrictions
The Straits Times
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June 6, 2025
LONDON – Universities across Europe are planning to attract more Chinese students after President Donald Trump’s administration announced its latest crackdown on visas for Chinese nationals studying in the US. Hope for a boost in Chinese enrolment...