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Harvard's Largest-in-the-Nation Endowment Surpasses $53B
Harvard, already the nation’s wealthiest university, grew its endowment to more than $53 billion in the latest fiscal year, the Ivy League school reported in its annual financial report released Thursday. The $11.3 billion in growth over the the previous fiscal year was driven by a 33.6% return on its investments. N.P. “Narv” Narvekar, the CEO of Harvard Management Co.,…
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Ivy League Sports Return as Way They Went Out: Cautiously
The Ivy League is returning to the playing fields this fall with plans for a full football season even as the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to spread
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Ivy League Cancels Winter Sports as Coronavirus Cases Rise
The Ivy League announced on Thursday that it would be canceling all winter sports as a result of surging coronavirus cases, making them the first Division I conference to cancel winter sports this year.
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Ivy League Cancels Winter Sports Because of COVID-19
The Ivy League became the first Division I conference to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball.
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Ivy League Suspends Fall Sports Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
The Ivy League on Wednesday became the first Division I conference to suspend all fall sports, including football, leaving open the possibility of moving some seasons to the spring if the coronavirus outbreak is better controlled by then.
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Florida Student Debates Decision After Acceptance Into Every Ivy League School
A student at Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville has been accepted into all eight Ivy League schools
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Ivy League Cancels Hoops Tournaments Due to Virus Concerns
The Ivy League is canceling its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus.
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Arrests Made After Protesters Interrupt Yale-Harvard Game
Officials say 50 people have been charged with disorderly conduct after a protest interrupted a football game between archrivals Harvard and Yale.
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Penn Cancels Women's Volleyball Season Over ‘Vulgar' Posters
The University of Pennsylvania has canceled the remainder of their women’s volleyball season after discovering what the university calls “offensive” posters in the team’s locker room.
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Cornell University Student From South Florida Found Dead: Police
According to Cornell University Police Department, the body of 18-year-old Antonio Tsialas was recovered from Fall Creek by Ithaca Falls Saturday night. Tsialas was reported missing by family on Friday, police say. He was last seen Thursday night at an on-campus event.
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Brag About Ferguson High School in Miami-Dade
With 4,300 students, the west Kendall institution is the biggest high school in Miami-Dade County, second only to Weston’s Cypress Bay High in the state of Florida. When it comes to choices for students, size matters.
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Florida Businessman Philip Esformes Gets 20 Years in $1B Medicare Fraud
A Florida health care executive has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after his conviction on 20 counts in what prosecutors described as a $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme.
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Former Navy SEAL Enters Yale as a 52-Year-Old Freshman
Former Navy SEAL James Hatch says heading to class as a freshman at Yale University is just about as nerve-wracking as preparing for the uncertainty of combat. At 52 years old, Hatch does not fit the profile of the traditional Yale freshman. “My experience in academia is somewhat limited, at best,” he said. “But I want to learn, and I...
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What to Watch for During Democratic Debate Night 2 in Miami
Same stage. Same rules. But the Democrats’ second back-to back debate is fueled by star power. Debate night No. 2 marks the first time top-tier presidential candidates will confront one another in person over who is best fit to lead the Democratic effort to oust President Donald Trump in 2020. The sheer star power of the showdown Thursday at 9...
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South Florida Athlete Loses Half Season of Lacrosse Over Play on Field
A South Florida teen who was suspended twice from lacrosse over a play on the field is being suspended from football during his senior year and will lose half a season of playing lacrosse, a ruling some believe is unfair, racially targeted and could cost him his future.
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South Florida Lacrosse Player Fights Suspension From Field
Luther Johnson V, or LJV, has been playing sports for as long as he can remember — he’s even caught the eye of Ivy League schools not only for athletics, but for academics as well.
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Brown to Award Honorary Degrees to John Krasinski, Ken Burns
Brown University is giving honorary degrees to actor John Krasinski and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns during its 251st commencement ceremony.
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School for Advanced Studies' Demanding Program Puts College in Reach For Students
SAS has five campuses, all located inside Miami-Dade College campuses, spread all over the county. The school is hot right now. US News and World Report ranked it 26th best high school in the nation.
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Michelle Obama Surprises Students to Talk About Her Memoir
A group of students from Spelman and Morehouse colleges who’ve been studying Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” had a surprise visitor to discuss the work — the former first lady herself. Obama came to Spelman to talk with the students Saturday about the best-selling book ahead of her sold-out appearance Saturday night at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta. Obama encouraged...