Jonathan Gerhardson

1 week ago | talkingjointsmemo.com | Jonathan Gerhardson

Just months after Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and attorneys general from other states announced a new $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family this January, on March 18, the company filed for Chapter 11 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The deal will see the Sackler family pay state, local, and tribal governments around $6.5 billion over 15 years.

1 week ago | horizonmass.news | Jonathan Gerhardson

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2 weeks ago | theshoestring.org | Jonathan Gerhardson

Five international students enrolled at the University of Massachusetts Amherst had their visas revoked and student status terminated by the federal government this week, according to a statement issued by the school Friday night.

1 month ago | theshoestring.org | Jonathan Gerhardson

The University of Massachusetts Amherst was among 60 institutions of higher education that received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education on Monday warning of "potential enforcement actions if they do not fulfill their obligations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to protect Jewish students on campus." The letter, announced in a press release, comes as President Donald Trump targets universities with funding cuts over his perception of their actions during pro-Palestine protests...

1 month ago | theshoestring.org | Jonathan Gerhardson

AMHERST - In the aftermath of a wave of nationwide protests calling for an end to the war in Gaza across college campuses last April and May, Massachusetts State Police are continuing to press a criminal charge against the former co-president of the University of Massachusetts Amherst chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine.