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Harvard president battles Trump but agrees campus culture needs change

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Gina Kolata |Jeremy Peters

WASHINGTON - Dr Alan Garber, president of Harvard University, disagrees with President Donald Trump about many things. He is fighting Mr Trump as the federal government tries to strip Harvard of billions of dollars in research funding and its non-profit tax status. But Dr Garber agrees with Mr Trump on one point.
How US universities became so dependent on the federal government

3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Jeremy Peters |Andrea Fuller

For over eight decades, American universities and the federal government wound themselves into an ever-tighter embrace. The United States wanted to build the most powerful bombs and cure the worst diseases. It wanted to be first to explore the outer edges of the solar system. It wanted to grow more efficient crops.
Daybreak West Feb.14: Celebrate National Almond Day by touring the valley bloom

2 months ago | agri-pulse.com | Brad Hooker |Chloe Lovejoy |Rebekah Alvey |Jeremy Peters

National Almond Day is on Sunday and the industry is taking advantage of a rare sight. Since California is one of five places in the world that can productively grow the tree nut, Visit Modesto is offering the “Almond Blossom Cruise,” a self-guided tour through the Central Valley’s blooming almond orchards — the largest bloom in the world.
Inside the crisis at NPR - The Boston Globe

Apr 25, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Ben Mullin |Jeremy Peters

NPR employees tuned in for a pivotal meeting late last year for a long-awaited update on the future of the public radio network. After many tumultuous months, marked by layoffs, financial turbulence and internal strife, they signed in to Zoom hoping to hear some good news from NPR’s leaders. What they got instead was a stark preview of the continued challenges ahead.
Harvard’s governing board nears resolution that would allow president to remain in job, report says - The Boston Globe

Dec 12, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Jeremy Peters

An announcement was expected Tuesday. Harvard’s board has said nothing about Gay’s future or the festering controversy that began nearly a week ago over the way she equivocated when answering questions about antisemitism on campus in a congressional hearing. Gay’s testimony plunged the Harvard community deeper into one of its biggest crises in years.
Campaign to oust Harvard president gains pace

Dec 11, 2023 | afr.com | Jeremy Peters |Dana Goldstein |Rob Copeland

A letter expressing “no confidence” in Ms Gay was also gaining support on Monday. Signed by Harvard students and alumni, it urged her to resign or be relieved of her position. “It is not appropriate for Claudine Gay to serve as President of Harvard, as she does not represent our collective values or the Harvard that we have come to know,” the letter said.
As Harvard's president faces pressure to resign, some faculty are showing support

Dec 11, 2023 | pipanews.com | Jeremy Peters |Dana Goldstein |Rob Copeland

Local News Harvard University president Claudine Gay faced mounting pressure Sunday to resign as alumni, donors and prominent politicians called for her departure. But a group of faculty members came together to support her, arguing that she was being railroaded for a moment of poorly worded comments about antisemitism. The body that could ultimately decide Gay’s fate, the Harvard Corporation, is due to meet on Monday. As Gay’s critics redoubled, an effort was underway to save his job.
Fox will pay $787.5 million to settle defamation suit

Apr 19, 2023 | infodig.com.ng | Jeremy Peters |Katie Robertson

Fox News abruptly agreed on Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of misinformation about the 2020 election, averting a lengthy and embarrassing trial just as a packed courtroom was seated in anticipation of hearing opening statements.
Fox will pay $787.5 million to settle defamation suit

Apr 19, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Jeremy Peters

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Fox will pay $787.5 million to settle defamation suit

Apr 19, 2023 | bostonglobe.com | Jeremy Peters |Katie Robertson

WILMINGTON, Del. — Fox News abruptly agreed on Tuesday to pay $787.5 million to resolve a defamation suit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s promotion of misinformation about the 2020 election, averting a lengthy and embarrassing trial just as a packed courtroom was seated in anticipation of hearing opening statements.