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The New Boston University President Is a Renaissance Scholar’s Dream

Fresh off her summer inauguration, Melissa Gilliam talks campus protests, Roe v. Wade’s repeal, and becoming a newly minted Terrier fan.


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An Algorithm “Diminished Integration” at Boston Schools, a Report Found

The new system did not fix inequality in the city and reflects “a potentially troubling trend.”

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UMass Tuition Is Going Up Again

Its board approved an increase of 2.5 percent, or $351 on average.

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Are You a Preschool Parent? We’d Love to Hear from You

Tell us why you love your preschool.

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A Lawsuit Seeks Info on a “School-to-Deportation Pipeline” at BPS

Are Boston schools leading immigrant students to ICE? A new suit wants to know.

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MIT Is Sticking by Junot Díaz

The professor, who has been accused of verbal abuse and sexual misconduct, was cleared in a university investigation.

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Here’s How to Go to UMass Boston for Free

One local CEO wants to pay students’ tuition and offer them post-grad employment.

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TBT: Mass. Becomes the First State to Make Kids Go to School

Compulsory education laws are now on the books across the country.

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UMass’s Mount Ida Headache Isn’t Going Away

The faculty at UMass Boston have “no confidence” in the university system’s leaders.

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Fourteen Students Have Been Accused of Vandalizing Arlington High School

Anti-gay slurs and a swastika were found outside the school last week.

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The Confusing MIT Court Decision, Explained

Here’s what a ruling on a student suicide means for higher education.

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Boston College Will Rescind Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree

The school initially said it was against its policy to do so.

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Bill Gates Wishes He’d Been More “Sociable” at Harvard

It worked out just fine for him anyway.

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NEC Honors Coretta Scott King with New Statue

The bronze bust memorializes the civil rights icon, an NEC alum.

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